An analysis of medical terminology in the international index, Terminologia Anatomica (illustrated below), reflects linguistic gender bias in the field of biology. Under Genital Systems in the Terminologia Anatomica, the “female” section has 134 specific terms while the “male” section lists over 10% more (153 terms). This may simply indicate that female anatomy is less… Read More Bias in the Terminologia Anatomica

Sari van Anders’ research in social neuroendocrinology challenges widely-held assumptions about the roles of so-called sex hormones.  For instance, a common misunderstanding is that levels of sex steroids are sexually dimorphic.  In fact, mean levels of estradiol and progesteroneare similar in women and men (van Anders 2010).  As for testosterone, “A lifetime of gender socialization… Read More Partner cuddling: testosterone plays a role

This is where we put a precis of the testosterone and cuddling, testosterone and baby crying work