1. What happens when women, for the first time in history, gain real cultural power? I explore this question in “From Worriers to Warriors: The Cultural Rise of Women,” now in press at @JConIdeas:
researchgate.net/publication/39…
2. Men and women differ, on average, in their values. Women are more risk-averse and egalitarian, more concerned with protecting the vulnerable, and more inclined to resolve conflict through social exclusion. When sex ratios shift, cultures shift too.
3. Academia is a perfect case study. Women were once almost entirely excluded and now constitute majorities. This shift increased the prioritization of equity (e.g., DEI initiatives), harm-avoidance (e.g., harm-based censorship), and ostracism (e.g., cancel culture).
4. Multiple studies document these sex differences in academia. Women report more support for equity, social justice, diversity quotas, banning offensive speech and research, and punishing, ostracizing, and firing peers who forward “harmful” conclusions.
5. The cultural rise of women has likely shaped many modern trends. For a few other possibilities:
the rapid success of the LGBT movement, animal rights progress, rising mental health concerns, and increased accountability for competent but unethical leaders.
6. The clash between the emerging female moral order and the male-oriented status quo has been acrimonious, but it offers a chance to test which norms work best in which contexts. Through this discovery, societies may benefit from the best aspects of both male & female psychology
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