we also learn from Susan Pinker that in the u.s. boys are three times as likely
the u.s. boys are three times as likely
the u.s. boys are three times as likely to be placed in special education
to be placed in special education
to be placed in special education classes and twice as likely to fail a
classes and twice as likely to fail a
classes and twice as likely to fail a grade I talked a great deal in the book
grade I talked a great deal in the book
grade I talked a great deal in the book about how males can be more extreme and
about how males can be more extreme and
about how males can be more extreme and there are certain fragilities that are
there are certain fragilities that are
there are certain fragilities that are more common among men so language
more common among men so language
more common among men so language related disabilities or four times as
related disabilities or four times as
related disabilities or four times as common among boys than among girls so
common among boys than among girls so
common among boys than among girls so attention deficit disorders twice as
attention deficit disorders twice as
attention deficit disorders twice as common among boys as girls at least
common among boys as girls at least
common among boys as girls at least twice as common and Asperger’s syndrome
twice as common and Asperger’s syndrome
twice as common and Asperger’s syndrome which is a high-functioning form of
which is a high-functioning form of
which is a high-functioning form of autism is ten times as common so I look
autism is ten times as common so I look
autism is ten times as common so I look at sex differences through those boys
at sex differences through those boys
at sex differences through those boys either boys who have and men you have
either boys who have and men you have
either boys who have and men you have attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s
attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s
attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s syndrome or language problems such as
syndrome or language problems such as
syndrome or language problems such as dyslexia and the paradox is that those
dyslexia and the paradox is that those
dyslexia and the paradox is that those bright disciplined highly motivated
bright disciplined highly motivated
bright disciplined highly motivated little girls who SAT beside those boys
little girls who SAT beside those boys
little girls who SAT beside those boys in grade 3 the very gifted women are not
in grade 3 the very gifted women are not
in grade 3 the very gifted women are not necessarily in the jobs that we thought
necessarily in the jobs that we thought
necessarily in the jobs that we thought they would be by now and so I went to
they would be by now and so I went to
they would be by now and so I went to look at these women to interview these
look at these women to interview these
look at these women to interview these high-achieving women to find out what
high-achieving women to find out what
high-achieving women to find out what was going on and why they made the
was going on and why they made the
was going on and why they made the choices that they did yeah and I look at
choices that they did yeah and I look at
choices that they did yeah and I look at the science that explains some of these
the science that explains some of these
the science that explains some of these choices how have sort of earlier
choices how have sort of earlier
choices how have sort of earlier feminists failed to take biology into
feminists failed to take biology into
feminists failed to take biology into account well I would say that you know
account well I would say that you know
account well I would say that you know we can’t really with our rearview mirror
we can’t really with our rearview mirror
we can’t really with our rearview mirror we can’t really say that because the
we can’t really say that because the
we can’t really say that because the science that we have access to now
science that we have access to now
science that we have access to now wasn’t available then but seeing men and
wasn’t available then but seeing men and
wasn’t available then but seeing men and women as identical and only shaped by
women as identical and only shaped by
women as identical and only shaped by culture was necessary many decades ago
culture was necessary many decades ago
culture was necessary many decades ago because it was a necessary tactic to
because it was a necessary tactic to
because it was a necessary tactic to gain access to the kinds of education
gain access to the kinds of education
gain access to the kinds of education zand jobs that women were barred from
zand jobs that women were barred from
zand jobs that women were barred from but I think now we’re a few decades down
but I think now we’re a few decades down
but I think now we’re a few decades down the line and we have the benefit of the
the line and we have the benefit of the
the line and we have the benefit of the mapping of the human genome we have the
mapping of the human genome we have the
mapping of the human genome we have the benefit of Mr is that tell us some very
benefit of Mr is that tell us some very
benefit of Mr is that tell us some very amazing and interesting science about
amazing and interesting science about
amazing and interesting science about the very subtle differences in wiring
the very subtle differences in wiring
the very subtle differences in wiring between men and women that elucidates
between men and women that elucidates
between men and women that elucidates some of the observations that everybody
some of the observations that everybody
some of the observations that everybody sees around them and so it’s more a
sees around them and so it’s more a
sees around them and so it’s more a question of intellectual interest as
question of intellectual interest as
question of intellectual interest as opposed to trying to redesign the world
opposed to trying to redesign the world
opposed to trying to redesign the world how has it
how has it
how has it ben of disservice to men discounting
ben of disservice to men discounting
ben of disservice to men discounting biological information well i think that
biological information well i think that
biological information well i think that there’s been a tremendous emphasis on
there’s been a tremendous emphasis on
there’s been a tremendous emphasis on moving girls and women ahead and i think
moving girls and women ahead and i think
moving girls and women ahead and i think that’s been a great thing but right now
that’s been a great thing but right now
that’s been a great thing but right now what we need to look at is these fragile
what we need to look at is these fragile
what we need to look at is these fragile males because what we see on university
males because what we see on university
males because what we see on university campuses and this is something you might
campuses and this is something you might
campuses and this is something you might have remarked upon is that there’s so
have remarked upon is that there’s so
have remarked upon is that there’s so many fewer male university students our
many fewer male university students our
many fewer male university students our prisons are filled with men then the
prisons are filled with men then the
prisons are filled with men then the ratio of male to female prisoners is 10
ratio of male to female prisoners is 10
ratio of male to female prisoners is 10 to 1 school shootings which everybody is
to 1 school shootings which everybody is
to 1 school shootings which everybody is familiar with from the from the news
familiar with from the from the news
familiar with from the from the news these are always young men who are
these are always young men who are
these are always young men who are disenfranchised to have social disorders
disenfranchised to have social disorders
disenfranchised to have social disorders of some type there are lots of men whose
of some type there are lots of men whose
of some type there are lots of men whose literacy skills are compromised because
literacy skills are compromised because
literacy skills are compromised because of poor language they’re their
of poor language they’re their
of poor language they’re their vulnerabilities in it from the point of
vulnerabilities in it from the point of
vulnerabilities in it from the point of view of language so you know from my
view of language so you know from my
view of language so you know from my perspective I think it’s time to apply
perspective I think it’s time to apply
perspective I think it’s time to apply what we’ve learned from giving women and
what we’ve learned from giving women and
what we’ve learned from giving women and girls a leg up in the educational sphere
girls a leg up in the educational sphere
girls a leg up in the educational sphere and apply what we’ve learned from
and apply what we’ve learned from
and apply what we’ve learned from neuroscience to looking at these fragile
neuroscience to looking at these fragile
neuroscience to looking at these fragile males to see if we can perhaps make sure
males to see if we can perhaps make sure
males to see if we can perhaps make sure that more boys stay in school that they
that more boys stay in school that they
that more boys stay in school that they learn how to read and that they stay
learn how to read and that they stay
learn how to read and that they stay connected to society in a way that is
connected to society in a way that is
connected to society in a way that is not dangerous to them or to other people
not dangerous to them or to other people
not dangerous to them or to other people thank you very much for your time and
thank you very much for your time and
thank you very much for your time and I’ll hear a background information we
I’ll hear a background information we
I’ll hear a background information we really appreciate it ok my question
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