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In *The Frailty Myth*, Colette Dowling examines how a nineteenth‑century medical narrative of women’s supposed physical weakness has undermined women’s health, safety, and social standing. Drawing on studies in motor development, sports physiology, and endocrinology, she shows that girls are discouraged from using their bodies even before school, leading to declining strength, reduced bone density, and missed motor stimulation critical for brain growth. Dowling argues that when women and men are matched in size and training, the strength gap diminishes, and in certain areas women even outperform men due to anatomical differences and the benefits of estrogen. This book makes the case that true gender equality requires women to learn how to stand up for themselves physically.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology
Authors: Colette Dowling
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