What the Battle of the Sexes Misses

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It’s long been a hot topic to discuss the similarities and differences between men and women—with little apparent agreement as to what are or are not universally recognized similarities and differences. But the “battle of the sexes” is miscast. The real issue, so often overlooked, is that men and women are equally human, yet not interchangeable.

Any discussion about the natures of men and women requires doing what is forbidden in our age: making generalizations, even referencing stereotypes. Men and women generally exhibit collective features, which doesn’t mean that there are no exceptions, but societies function on the basis of the rule, not the exception.

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