Sara, Mary:
I second Mary's question about violence by women. Has anyone
studied the violence level in _women's_ prisons?
(By the way, I'm 41, and my testosterone level seems as high as it
ever was. But I'm non-violent. Does this mean I'm really female?)
Don't write off the biological differences too quickly. Let's
learn as much as we can from the science, and use that knowledge to
try to understand what each of us is going through. Books like
"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" ARE helpful in working
through relationships.
Again, I recommend taking a paradoxical approach to avoid the
problem of people trying to use scientific evidence to "keep women
in their 'place'". SUPERSEDE THE SCIENCE WITH THE UNSCIENTIFIC
PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PERSONS ARE CREATED EQUAL. Let the science help
in understanding the human condition, but don't let it dictate
public policy or moral code. Let's agree RIGHT NOW that women have
the same rights as men, that the patriarchal system sucks, and fix
it without waiting for more scientific evidence. It's a paradox,
but life is full of paradoxes.
aVr
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