Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership – but that doesn't mean patriarchy is forever
Recognizing the influence of evolution on behavior and gender norms suggests ways to reduce gender inequality in leadership in the real world.
Christopher von Rueden, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond •
conversation
Aug. 18, 2020 • ~9 min
Aug. 18, 2020 • ~9 min
anthropology gender gender-inequality leadership human-evolutionary-biology social-norms competition gender-roles evolutionary-biology competitiveness patriarchy gender-norms womens-leadership
What's the point of grief?
A bereavement counsellor on grief, loss and longing.
John Frederick Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow, Director of Bereavement Services Counselling & Mental Health Clinic, York St John University •
conversation
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
evolution depression trauma grief evolutionary-biology grieving bereavement five-stages-of-grief
Play fighting helps equip animals for later life – new research
Female piglets with more play fighting experience did better in adult contests – but for males the opposite was true.
Gareth Arnott, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Queen's University Belfast •
conversation
April 28, 2020 • ~6 min
April 28, 2020 • ~6 min
evolutionary-biology pigs wild-boar
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