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The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

Update: 2022-09-15
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Professor Pragya Agarwal is a data and behavioural scientist, a visiting professor of social inequities and injustice at Loughborough University and the founder of a research think tank, The 50% Project. She is also the author of five books, most recently Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions. 


 


In this episode, we talk about whether women really do cry more; the myth of the hysterical woman; how emotional expression varies over cultures and societies; and why we need to talk more about the biases in science.


 


Buy Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions


Follow Pragya on Twitter @DrPragyaAgarwal


 


Hosted & Exec Produced by Pandora Sykes


Production by Joel Grove

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The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal

Pandora Sykes