With 2025 winding down, we at Lean Out wanted to take a look back at one of the most controversial stories of the year — and to see if we could have a calm, reasonable conversation about a divisive issue. We're talking about <a href='https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/'>the feminization theory</a>, or the idea that the shifting sex ratios in influential institutions comes with both positive and negative consequences. Our guest on the program today is a scholar who is studying that phenomenon. Her recent paper, for the Journal of Controversial Ideas, is “<a href='https://journalofcontroversialideas.org/article/5/2/294'>From Worriers to Warriors: The Cultural Rise of Women</a>.” <a href='https://www.coryjclark.com/'>Cory Clark</a> is an American behavioural scientist. She’s an associate professor of psychology at New College of Florida and director of the <a href='https://web.sas.upenn.edu/adcollabproject/'>Adversarial Collaboration Project</a>.You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com

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