Shefali O'Hara
2 min readMay 15, 2022

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Men have more testosterone than women. In animals, testosterone leads to aggression. that is why we have geldings and steers, because stallions and bulls are aggressive.

Men's brains are different than women's, the corpus callosum is thicker in women so the two parts of the brain talk better to each other. this may explain some of the other differences.

Men tend to have higher IQs and particularly when it comes to spatial skills, they do better than women. Of the top 10 chess champions, for example, or nuclear physicists, based purely on ability, you might get 1 woman and the rest will be men.

Men also tend to be physically bigger and stronger, again partially due to testosterone but also due to genetics. That is why when UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas is now ranked much higher than prior to transitioning. Compared to the competition, Thomas is bigger, has thicker bones, a larger lung capacity, etc., due to going through male puberty before transitioning. (Note - this is not to question Thomas' right to transition or to compete.)

One mark of civilization is how well a society can channel male aggression in productive ways. In human history, when a society succeeds in doing this, it thrives as men use their skills and energy to care for their families, build up their communities and protect those who are weak. As societies have evolved, some societies have been much better about creating harmonious and fair structures.

None of this makes men or women better, BTW. And it's also generalization. One reason stereotypes suck - there ARE women who are better than 99% of men when it comes to math and men who are more empathic and kind than 99% of women. There ARE outliers and people who are different. They often are the true drivers of progress but unfortunately are often persecuted.

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Shefali O'Hara
Shefali O'Hara

Written by Shefali O'Hara

Cancer survivor, Christian, writer, engineer. BSEE from MIT, MSEE, and MA in history. Love nature, animals, books, art, and interesting discussions.

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