Challenging Prejudices About Women’s Brain Capacity

The Misconceptions About Women’s Intelligence And Brain Size

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Throughout history, there has been a frustrating prejudice against the intelligence of women. The common perception has been that the smaller size of women’s brains means they are intellectually inferior to men. Even the Western anthropometry movement, led by Paul Broca, attempted to confirm this notion of female inferiority through medical skull measurements. Broca’s meticulous techniques allegedly showed that women had smaller brains and, therefore, could not be compared to men in terms of intellect. This flawed research only served to increase societal prejudice against women’s intelligence (Gould, 1996, p.113).

The reality is that women’s intelligence is just as capable and valuable as men’s. The size of the brain does not determine one’s intellectual abilities. Yet preconceived notions and biases have long held…