Episode
#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
1:17:02
Published: Mon Jan 02 2023
Description
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... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on all Optimal Carnivore’s products at www.amazon.com/optimalcarnivore (use code: WISDOMSAVE10) 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 - 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/
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Joyce Benenson, a lecturer of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shares her research on how women compete for status through subtle, cynical, and sophisticated means that involve exclusion, interference with rivals' relationships, and gossip.
00:00 - 01:22 (01:22)
Summary
Joyce Benenson, a lecturer of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shares her research on how women compete for status through subtle, cynical, and sophisticated means that involve exclusion, interference with rivals' relationships, and gossip. She debunks the myth that men are more competitive and ruthless than women when it comes to pursuing potential mates.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
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The Modern Wisdom host promotes the advertisers Optimal Carnivore and Neurohacker, offering discount codes for their products.
01:22 - 05:15 (03:52)
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The Modern Wisdom host promotes the advertisers Optimal Carnivore and Neurohacker, offering discount codes for their products. Also, a big announcement of a special guest for the upcoming episode is defined which will unlock a promo code for maximum discounts site-wide.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
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Female interspecies competition is often overlooked especially among mammals.
05:15 - 14:34 (09:18)
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Female interspecies competition is often overlooked especially among mammals. Women have to take care of offspring which require them to be subtle when interacting with other females to avoid retaliation.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
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Dr. Camilla Benbow shares her research findings on gender differences in self-promotion.
14:34 - 21:41 (07:07)
Summary
Dr. Camilla Benbow shares her research findings on gender differences in self-promotion. While both males and females can have excellent academic performance, females are less likely to brag about their achievements as compared to their male counterparts.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
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This podcast explores the differences in how males and females disperse among humans and non-humans, with female humans typically marrying into their husband's family and female non-humans often joining male kin in philopatric societies.
21:41 - 28:36 (06:54)
Summary
This podcast explores the differences in how males and females disperse among humans and non-humans, with female humans typically marrying into their husband's family and female non-humans often joining male kin in philopatric societies.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
A study conducted in South Africa, the UK, and the US found that women are more likely to demand equal sharing from a same-sex individual.
28:37 - 33:41 (05:04)
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A study conducted in South Africa, the UK, and the US found that women are more likely to demand equal sharing from a same-sex individual. The podcast discusses how female competitive drive relates to mate-seeking and sexual preferences.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Boys with just a mother really underperform in education and employment, whereas girls seem to be okay at performing with just a mother.
33:41 - 40:53 (07:11)
Summary
Boys with just a mother really underperform in education and employment, whereas girls seem to be okay at performing with just a mother. Research shows that children raised in single-parent households, mostly single mothers, have worse outcomes in education and employment compared to children raised in households with both parents.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast discusses the evolution of play and gender differences.
40:53 - 48:11 (07:18)
Summary
The podcast discusses the evolution of play and gender differences. It highlights the observation of how boys and girls play differently, with boys creating enemies while girls keep things alive. The podcast explores the evolutionary reasons behind this difference in play.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Women have a higher desire for non-direct, non-physical conflict as their ability to use lethal force is significantly lower than men's, making the risk of dying much greater, compensating for the lack of lethality in their opponent.
48:11 - 54:38 (06:27)
Summary
Women have a higher desire for non-direct, non-physical conflict as their ability to use lethal force is significantly lower than men's, making the risk of dying much greater, compensating for the lack of lethality in their opponent.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
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Women's sensitivity is what keeps them safe but is often dismissed in society.
54:38 - 59:46 (05:07)
Summary
Women's sensitivity is what keeps them safe but is often dismissed in society. Society should not shame women for being interested in true crime and serial killers, it is a natural response to their survival instincts.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Discussing gender differences in medicine, it's revealed that male immune systems appear weaker than female ones in some aspects, which creates a bias in medicine as it leads to treatments mostly being optimized for men, making it challenging for women as their immune system might respond differently.
59:46 - 1:06:40 (06:53)
Summary
Discussing gender differences in medicine, it's revealed that male immune systems appear weaker than female ones in some aspects, which creates a bias in medicine as it leads to treatments mostly being optimized for men, making it challenging for women as their immune system might respond differently. In addition, the way boys are brought up and how they play, being more aggressive and hands-on, differs from girls, leading to harsher treatment when deemed troublesome.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker discusses the societal changes and sedation of men, making the things that they typically strive to do readily available at home, but also the importance of men's efforts in making it easier for women to enter the workplace.
1:06:40 - 1:12:37 (05:57)
Summary
The speaker discusses the societal changes and sedation of men, making the things that they typically strive to do readily available at home, but also the importance of men's efforts in making it easier for women to enter the workplace.
Episode#571 - Joyce Benenson - How Do Women Compete For Partners?
PodcastModern Wisdom
A study found that women feel worse than men when someone of high status in the same gender is present, unlike men who don't feel any worse, without regard to other men's job statuses.
1:12:37 - 1:17:07 (04:30)
Summary
A study found that women feel worse than men when someone of high status in the same gender is present, unlike men who don't feel any worse, without regard to other men's job statuses.