An agenda-setting, myth-debunking book by neuroscientist Professor Gina Rippon that demolishes the idea of biology as destiny and the myth of the male or female brain.
Professor Gina Rippon is an international researcher in the field
of cognitive neuroscience based at the Aston Brain Centre at Aston
University in Birmingham. Her research involves the use of
state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques to investigate
developmental disorders such as autism. She is a regular
contributor to events such as the British Science Festival, New
Scientist Live and the Sceptics in the Pub series. In 2015 she was
made an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association for her
contributions to the public communication of science.
She is also an advocate for initiatives to help overcome the
under-representation of women in STEM subjects. As part of a
European Union Gender Equality Network, she has addressed
conferences all over the world. She belongs to WISE and
ScienceGrrl, and is a member of Robert Peston's Speakers4Schools
programme and the Inspiring the Future initiative.
The Gendered Brain is her first book for the general reader.
A highly accessible book. It’s also an important one… it has the
power to do vastly more for gender equality than any number of
feminist “manifestos”… revolutionary to a gloriuos degree ...
supremely clear-eyed … thought-provoking
*Observer*
A treasure trove of information and good humour, The Gendered Brain
offers thought-provoking perspectives on the latest debates about
sex, gender and the brain.
*Cordelia Fine, author of TESTOSTERONE REX*
Essential reading
*Guardian*
A smart and witty addition to the literature on sex differences.
Gina Rippon is one of the most outspoken scientists in this area,
and she debunks a whole host of sexist stereotypes in her new
book.
*Angela Saini, author of INFERIOR*
[An] excellent…book… it will reward those willing to put in the
effort… [and] put weapons in the arsenal of those trying to tackle
sexism
*Sunday Times*
A brilliant and thorough debunking of the popular myths around sex
differences in brains and behaviour.
*Dr Emily Grossman, broadcaster*
A fresh and much-needed perspective on the gender debate
*Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, founder of STEMETTES*
The history of sex-difference research is rife with innumeracy
[and] misinterpretation… Rippon, a leading voice against the bad
neuroscience of sex difference, uncovers so many examples in this
ambitious book that she uses a whack-a-mole metaphor to evoke the
eternal cycle… a juicy history… [and] the book accomplishes its
goal of debunking the concept of a gendered brain
*Nature*
Rippon…takes a scalpel to the research surrounding sex differences
in the brain with precision and humour, exposing everything… [The]
examples are what makes The Gendered Brain so enjoyable… [and]
enlightening
*Financial Times*
Rippon… [writes] in a cheerful, no-nonsense style, she draws on a
dizzying array of studies to conclude, rather thrillingly, that the
premise underpinning over 150 years of scientific endeavour is plan
wrong… a convincing case
*Tablet*
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