ier than girls. Male infants startle more readily than female infants" (Eisenmen par 22).Although June's observations aren't clear as to what they mean, they do suggest one idea. John Stossel summed up this idea saying, "So, could it be that when we treat kids differently, cuddle the girls, toss the boys into the air, that we're not being sexist? Maybe we're responding to the inborn cues from the kids" (Men, Women).On the same argument side as June Reinisch is Dr. Laura Allen. She bases all of her information on the brain determining the sex difference from her research performed at UCLA.Dr. Laura Allen has spent years studying the brain tissue of both boys and girls. She said, "As I began to look at the human brain more and more, I kept finding differences, and about 7 or 8 of the 10 structures that were actually measured turned out to be different between men and women" (Men, Women). Basically, it is best to always try to learn about human nature, that way we can educate people to prevent them from misusing the information. She claims, "knowledge we get is better, we can alter our education system for more equality" (Men, Women).Dr. Allen suggests that hormones make our brains different. Psychologists know the first one causes male sex characteristics, but the second one is still a mystery. An example is CAH girls, short for Congenital Aderinal Hyperplasia. While in the womb, these girls get a bath of antigen, which causes the girls to think as well as act like boys. The reason why this happens to 1 in 10,000 girls is still unknown. For many of the girls it is hard to live with, but for one girl, Michelle Spasek, she is just fine. In fact, she enjoys splitting wood and target practice.Dr. Allen continually has to worry about the thought of losing her job over her research work. Also, she may not get the grants from the governor, which allows her to perform her research if they think it is unimportant. These consequences...
