A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

Angela Saini on the origins of patriarchy

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Mar 3, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Switching From Engineering To Journalism

  • Angela explains she shifted from engineering to journalism after student activism and writing for the student paper.
  • An internship careers advisor encouraged her to try journalism since she had a marketable engineering fallback.
INSIGHT

Researcher Identity Shapes Science

  • Saini found that researcher gender shapes scientific hypotheses and outcomes about sex differences.
  • She shows science is not neutral and gender of researchers affects interpretations.
INSIGHT

Patriarchy Is A Later Development

  • Saini argues there's no evidence male domination extends back into deep human history.
  • Archaeology from Neolithic sites like Çatalhöyük shows shared activities and abundant female figurines.
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