A biological or evolutionary analysis of gender differences and inequality is enlightening but ultimately unsatisfying because of the risk of undermining social progress and gender equality. A social-constructivist narrative is also unsatisfying because it tends to focus on areas of female disadvantage, such as unequal pay, retarded promotions, and the sheer unavailability of certain careers. This narrative, though important, is open to the counter-narrative of male disadvantage in other areas: shorter life spans, less specialized health care, over-representation in high-risk jobs, under-representation in college student populations, pro-mother probate courts, to name a few.[1] A lawmaker in Kentucky has proposed that men seeking a prescription for Viagra must have a note from their (female) spouse. A provocateuse, this lawmaker challenges her male colleagues'’ interference with women’s reproductive rights. … [Read more...] about Gender Wrap
