Synopsis
This eye-opening series will illustrate how the major sex differences in the brain affect our daily lives. It will pull together the mainstream research into the male and female brains and examine the new evidence showing why the sexes really do behave differently at home, work and school.
- Programme: Why Men Don't Iron
- Episode: 1: Learning the Difference
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 1998
- Psychology
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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