Sex differences in competition
Subject in Social Sciences
Sex differences in competition has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
David GearyEvolutionary psychologist, cognitive scientist, and professor at the University of Missouri
Geary contends that status-focused women who underperform in male hierarchies attribute gaps to bias and sexism as post hoc explanations.
“And so they come up with post hoc explanations like bias, systematic sexism, and so forth”
Modern Wisdom: How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172 (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 48:35
Geary describes women's evolved strategy as building social networks within male-built institutions to gain support and resources for themselves and their children.
“So it's not building institutions, it is working the dynamics within them”
Modern Wisdom: How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172 (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 24:40
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172Modern Wisdom · Nov 5, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Evolutionary psychologist David Geary tells Chris Williamson how male coalitional warfare, status competition, and technology shaped human brain evolution and modern behavior.