How Do Women Compete For Partners? - Joyce Benenson - #571

About this episode

Joyce Benenson is a lecturer of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University whose research focuses on human social structures and sex differences in competition and cooperation. We're often told that men are more competitive, more status-driven and more ruthless with rivals for potential mates. In reality doesn't seem to be true, the difference is that women's competition takes a more subtle, cynical and sophisticated route to drive away their competitors. Expect to learn how women compete for status, why women exclude more than men, why women who promote an egalitarian world are less charitable than you might think, how you can interfere with a rivals' relationship without getting caught, the usefulness of gossip as an enforcement mechanism and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:37) What is Unique in Female Competition? (09:27) Why Girls Should Be Subtle about Educational Success (16:15) The Dark Reason for Females Being More Egalitarian (25:32) Female Competition in Sexual Selection (34:10) Are Women More Anti-social than Men? (39:15) Why Boys & Girls Have Different Childhood Toys (44:31) Do Women Avoid Physical Methods of Conflict? (48:25) Society’s Denial of Differences Between Sexes (52:58) Women Interfering in Rival Relationships (1:00:38) Are Men Becoming More Feminised? (1:05:02) How Joyce Has Avoided Controversy (1:07:20) Where to Find Joyce Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices