Sax on Sex

The emerging science of sex differences.
Leonard Sax, MD, PhD

Why Are Boys Now Less Motivated Than Girls?

Why are boys falling behind?

Why Are Kids Sexting?

Why do girls and boys send sexy photos? The answers for girls are different from the answers for boys.
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The Hammer

What does a boy need to become a man?

Now You Too Can Be Diagnosed With Schizophrenia!

Many critics have pointed out problems in the DSM-5. My biggest concern: the new DSM-5 makes it easy for anybody to diagnose anybody with anything, including Schizophrenia.

Why Not Just Put All the Kids on Medication?

The latest data from the CDC shows that 1 in 5 high school boys, and 1 in 10 high school girls, is now diagnosed with ADHD. But there are two clues in the data which have gone unnoticed: and those two clues may be the keys to helping you make sure that your kid isn't the next to be put on medication unnecessarily.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Skanks and Pimps

We used to teach girls and boys to be ladies and gentlemen. We no longer do - and according according to the conventional wisdom today, we should not. According to the tenured professoriate, if we ignore gender, then both girls and boys will grow up to be Citizens. But the result of ignoring gender is not gender-neutral Citizens, but Skanks and Pimps.
Girls' Knees and Gender Confusion

Girls' Knees and Gender Confusion

Girls and boys are innately different - but it's politically incorrect to say so. That puts girls at risk.
Why So Many Teenage Virgins?

Why So Many Teenage Virgins?

How come fewer teens are having sex today compared with 20 years ago?

Dr. Lise Eliot Evades the Question

Are Single-Sex Schools Actually DANGEROUS?

Why did SCIENCE publish an article which isn't science, and isn't even true?
Are Women to Blame for the Decline of Men?

Are Women to Blame for the Decline of Men?

Unexpected sex differences in brain development

Unexpected sex differences in brain development

 Sex differences in the brain are HUGE in childhood - then DIMINISH after the onset of puberty
Are Teen Girls Texting Too Much?

Are Teen Girls Texting Too Much?

 The average teen girl now sends 4,050 text messages a month.
Underage girls dancing onstage in lingerie

Underage girls dancing onstage in lingerie

8-year-old girls dancing onstage in lingerie. . . well, what's wrong with that?

Why Are So Many Girls Lesbian or Bisexual?

Lindsay Lohan is one of many celebrity women who want us to know that they go both ways.  Why are girls today more likely than boys to be non-heterosexual?
Why are so many girls cutting themselves?

Why are so many girls cutting themselves?

Megan Fox told Rolling Stone magazine that she had cut herself as a teenager. The proportion of girls who are cutting themselves is growing fast. How come?