The topic of neurosexism is thus closely tied to wider debates about scientific methodology, especially in the behavioral sciences. they are often particularly acute." Nonetheless, the common factor influencing logical maturity between males and females is the maturity of the frontal cortex, which matures at the age of 25, at the earliest. Neuroscientist Gina Rippon defines neurosexism as follows: "'Neurosexism' is the practice of claiming that there are fixed differences between female and male brains, which can explain women’s inferiority or unsuitability for certain roles." For example, "this includes things such as men being more logical and women being better at languages or nurturing." įine and Rippon, along with Daphna Joel, state that "the point of critical enquiry is not to deny differences between the sexes, but to ensure a full understanding of the findings and meaning of any particular report." Many of the issues they discuss to support their position are "serious issues for all areas of behavioral research", but they argue that "in sex/gender differences research. The concept is now widely used by critics of the neuroscience of sex differences in neuroscience, neuroethics and philosophy.
The term was coined by feminist scholar Cordelia Fine in a 2008 article and popularised by her 2010 book Delusions of Gender. Neurosexism is an alleged bias in the neuroscience of sex differences towards reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes.
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