SichtWeisen: Men and Women

Men and women: Commonalities and differences you should know 

Dr. Özen Odag Psychologist, Jacobs University Bremen, BIGSSS
Dr. Olaf Groh-Samberg Sociologist, Universität Bremen, BIGSSS
Sabine Urban Actress

 
 

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Men are good at parking cars, women are better listeners. Women are emotional, men are rational. The list of stereotypes seems to be endless. Prejudices conceal what males and females actually have in common. But how strong are the differences? Which gender-related (in-) equalities really do exist in the context of the job market, politics and the welfare state? And what is the situation in the private realm? Is there for example a difference in the way men and women read books? A Psychologist and Sociologist take a look at the sexes.