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soaraus's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
2.75
A fine enough book. I thought it would go more in depth on the science, but there's a good reading list at the end and I plan on reading the author's other publications.
nhclarke's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.75
I was hopeful about the nuanced argument this book was claiming to make, but it was only skin-deep in terms of its logic. Full of anecdotal evidence, straw men and false equivalencies, and the conclusion doesn’t follow on at all from its premises. It’s possible that the authors are writing in a cultural context very different from my own, but this book felt about 10 years too late and not as groundbreaking as it hoped to be.
cursedenby's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
jaga119's review against another edition
4.0
The book was veeery interesting and provided many examples to prove the main thought presented in it. Makes you consider your own thinking while still saying it is valid and understandable.
laurenexploresbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This work highlights the many biases and stereotypes of gender, and how gender inequity is still being touted utilizing brain science. The author argues that there is no such thing as a male or female brain. Mosaic features in every brain allow for a unique mixture of masculine and feminine traits. This work highlights how science has been manipulated and used to serve a social and political agenda of men being the superior sex. I think this work is interesting and discusses gender with the gender binary, but recognizes a future wherein gender is seen as outside of a binary understanding and also recognized gender non-binary community. This work often challenges the notion of innate gender traits based on sex, and in fact notes how stress can alter how traits present themselves. Overall this is a short and engaging read that o would recommend particularly to folks who may be trying to understand neurological traits.
corvinaq's review against another edition
2.0
This book is ok. The first half is a fairly convincing argument for the idea that there aren’t “male” or “female” brains, but brains with a mosaic of traits. I guess the gist is that there ARE differences between male and female brains but they don’t add up to a MALE and FEMALE brain. The second half of the book consists of citation-free musings of gender and how we should be working towards a future in which “genitals are unimportant.” Meh. Unconvinced.