Gender: What Everyone Needs to Know

Laura Erickson-Schroth · Benjamin Davis

Feb 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Coleen Marlo

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The term "gender" was first distinguished from "sex" in the 1950s when psychologists began to discuss the idea of "gender roles," behaviors and responsibilities given to people by a society rather than flowing from their biology. Since then, leaders across disciplines have sought to better understand the roles of biology, psychology, and culture on gender. New language has emerged alongside rich scientific inquiry and research. Increased visibility of transgender and nonbinary communities has brought awareness to a range of gender diverse experiences, while legal battles, wage disparities, and health inequities continue to prove gender's relevancy in today's world. In this book, Laura Erickson-Schroth and Benjamin Davis guide listeners through the knowns and unknowns of gender, asking questions such as: What is the difference between sex, gender identity, and gender expression? Were ancient societies matriarchal? How different are male and female brains, really? What role does language play in the ways we think about gender? What do we know about sex and gender in non-human species? What are the current frontiers in gender equality?

About the author

Laura Erickson-Schroth is a psychiatrist working with LGBTQ people in New York City. She is the editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, an award-winning resource guide written by and for transgender people. She has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and On Point, and was named to Out's "OUT100" in 2014.

Benjamin Davis is a psychotherapist and art therapist working with queer and trans individuals, couples, and families. He is a faculty member at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, Culture, and Human Development, and coeditor of Art Therapy Practices for Resilient Youth.

AudioFile Earphones Award winner Coleen Marlo has earned numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards and won an Audie Award for her narration of Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga.

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