The Edge of Gender

性别的边缘

Hidden Brain

社会科学

2018-11-20

50 分钟
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Gender is one of the first things we notice about the people around us. But where do our ideas about gender come from? Can gender differences be explained by genes and chromosomes, or are they the result of upbringing, culture and the environment? In this encore episode from October 2017, we delve into debates over nature vs. nurture, and meet the first person in the United States to officially reject the labels of both male and female, and be recognized as "non-binary."
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  • Hey there.

  • Shankar here.

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  • Okay, now onto the show.

  • It's a rebroadcast of one of our favorites from 2017.

  • It's called the Edge of gender.

  • This is hidden brain.

  • I'm Shankar Vedantan.

  • For many years, tech companies have been really good at innovation and making money.

  • What they've been less good at is in hiring and keeping a diverse workforce.

  • In the past few months, frequent reports of Silicon Valley's rocky relationship with women.

  • Have bubbled to the surface.

  • Very few women and non asian people of color in engineering their diversity or.

  • Lack of diversity and what they plan.