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How people react to research on sex differences: Part 2

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Steve Stewart-Williams
Mar 01, 2025
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This is the latest post in my series on The Science of Controversial Science - and the second part of my two-part mini-series on how people react to research on sex differences. You can find the first part here.

In Part 1, we saw that research that puts men in a better light than women tends to trigger stronger negative reactions than research that puts women in a better light. In this installment, we’ll dig deeper into why that might be the case. We’ll explore the impact of the lead researcher’s sex, the “women-are-wonderful effect,” and perceived harm to women. And we’ll uncover a case of gender bias in the perception of gender bias.

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