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In his latest work, the colorful British zoologist dismantles the sexist bias of Darwinian biology. no, in wild life the female is not a fragile little thing.
It’s about time that in the post-MeToo era, the zoologist changed our view not of women, but of femininity; In a fascinating volume, Lucy Cooke dismantles scientific sexism dating back to Darwin and the accompanying stereotypes of the Don Juan male. , aggressive and domineering versus a motherly and passive woman. And humorously revisits the entire animal kingdom, from the promiscuity of lions (who have multiple sexual partners) to the matriarchal society of meerkats, not forgetting the power of orc matriarchs that menopause does not in any way question. Interview:
Madame Figaro. – Your book highlights sexism in an unexpected universe Zoology and Ethology…
Lucy Cooke. – I studied zoology at university and Charles Darwin, an incredibly precise scientist, was my hero. It was a shock to find that his theory of evolution included a blind spot: the theory of women in the animal kingdom. When he studied
Source: Le Figaro
