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This page was proposed for deletion by Msfssp4 (talk · contribs) on 4 May 2021 with the comment:
Obviously biased.
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Process should not be used on articles that have previously been discussed for deletion. Also, I disagree with the nom reason and believe any issues this article has to be fixable

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Add information[edit]

I suggest adding a section on education:

Incorrect/incomplete reasoning[edit]

"Men and women have better visuospatial and verbal memory, respectively. These changes are influenced by the male sex hormone testosterone, which increases visuospatial memory in both genders when administered."

I.e. "These changes" should refer to "men [having] better visuospatial memory" and "women [having] better verbal memory", but the explanation given says "testosterone increases visuospatial memory in both genders" while not explaining what causes "increase of verbal memory". Does testosterone also cause a decrease in verbal memory?

The referenced study is inconclusive about this is seems?

The results are, however, inconsistent. In a study analyzing the effects of a single testosterone injection on elderly men the treatment caused a worsening of verbal memory. Similarly, biweekly injections of testosterone during 90 days resulted in memory decline
— https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330791/

Perhaps the text "These changes are influenced by the male sex hormone testosterone" should be changed to "The visuospatial difference is influenced by the male sex hormone testosterone"? Wallby (talk) 10:17, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Misrepresentation of research findings[edit]

"Men are also more likely than women to be aggressive" whereas the reference says..

"Results confirmed prior findings of gender differences (favoring boys) in direct aggression and trivial gender differences in indirect aggression"
— https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18826521/

Thus "Men are also more likely than women be directly aggressive, but not more indirectly agressive" would be correct here. Wallby (talk) 10:54, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 18:55, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gender disparities in health[edit]

This article doesn't mention gender disparities in health; is this not a form of gender inequality? Jarble (talk) 17:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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