What if everything you’ve been taught about the differences between men and women is … well … bullshit?

We’ve all heard that men and women are wired differently. Men are logical, women are emotional. Men want sex, women want romance.

In other words: men are from Mars, women are from Venus.

But how much of that is actually true? And how much comes from the different ways that little boys and little girls are socialized?

The cultural phenomenon Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus helped convince generations of people that men and women are fundamentally different creatures. But its author had questionable qualifications, and the book’s gender stereotypes reflect a backlash against feminism rather than a nuanced understanding of human behavior.

And when we believe these differences are hardwired, we stop questioning the expectations that shape our relationships, our communication, and our sex lives.

In this class we’ll talk about:

🙈 Why so much of what we think is “natural” male and female behavior is actually learned;

🙉 How socialization shapes the way we communicate, express emotions, and approach sex and relationships; and

🙊 What happens when we throw out the Mars and Venus rulebook and start seeing each other as individual human beings.

Leah will talk for a little while, then open it up to a group discussion where you can ask all the questions you haven’t had a place to ask!

PLEASE NOTE:

The event space is in a private home near St. John's. You will receive the address when you register.

There are stairs to get to the event space.

There are no animals in the event space, but there is carpet and a cat has lived there in the past.