The Gendered Brain by Gina Rippon – Live Talk

International Women’s Day 2022 – Live Talk

Thursday 10 March – 1:00PM – Lecture Theatre B, University Place, The University of Manchester

We are delighted to host Professor Gina Rippon, author of ‘The Gendered Brain’ to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022.

Don’t miss your opportunity to meet the neuroscientist and author shattering the myth of the gendered brain!

For centuries both neuroscience and behavioural science have been pursuing a Hunt the Difference agenda, trying to find ways of characterising the differences between the brains and behaviour of females and males. But just how different are women and men?

Can brain scientists tell the differences between what they describe as female and male brains? Are women and men really distinguished by their levels of empathy or their map-reading skills? This talk revisits these old questions and introduces answers that might surprise you.

Gina will be joined by Dr Ellen Poliakoff, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Adele MacKinlay, Director of People and Organisational Development.

The talk will take place from 1-2pm with the opportunity for questions and answers, followed by optional networking with refreshments from 2-3pm.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme #BreakTheBias – are you in? Will you actively call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping each time you see it? Will you help break the bias?

Cross your arms to show solidarity – Strike the IWD 2022 pose and share your #BreakTheBias image on social media using #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias to encourage further people to commit to helping forge an inclusive world.

Why not tag @FBMH_SR in your photos on Twitter?

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