The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

15/09/2022 41 min Temporada 3 Episodio 3
The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

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Episode Synopsis

Professor Pragya Agarwal is a data and behavioural scientist, a visiting professor of social inequities and injustice at Loughborough University and the founder of a research think tank, The 50% Project. She is also the author of five books, most recently Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions. 
 
In this episode, we talk about whether women really do cry more; the myth of the hysterical woman; how emotional expression varies over cultures and societies; and why we need to talk more about the biases in science.

 
Buy Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions
Follow Pragya on Twitter @DrPragyaAgarwal
 
Hosted & Exec Produced by Pandora Sykes
Production by Joel Grove