Cora Sargeant

Classroom Psychology

Science EN ↓ 53 episodes

I am a transgender woman, an Educational Psychologist, and a scientist published many times over in the field of gender diversity thanks almost entirely to some truly outstanding trainees and colleagues. On Classroom Psychology we take the questions asked by public figures, even those posed as confident declarations, and we look to the scientific literature to find answers. Join me, and together we'll create a society where everyone can find a place to belong.

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Cora Sargeant

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Episode 3: Gender 'indoctrination' 14.04.2023 36:48

Describing the limitations of the Equality Act (2010) then Attorney General Suella Braverman described schools as risking 'indoctrination' of children to a particular model of gender. We consider this for the question it represents and wonder about the scientific origins of the idea that we can teach children gender 'wrong' and whether the trans community indeed represents evidence...

Episode 2: The Binary Model of Gender 05.04.2023 28:47

In answer to a question about 'what constitutes a woman' Kier Starmer recently said 'let me start by saying the blindingly obvious, 99.9 something percent of women it's all biological'. We take a look at the model of gender Kier's statement endorses and consider the implications; we think about different models of gender, talk aboout the language of gender and, of course, p...

Episode 1: A Place Where Everyone Can Belong 05.04.2023 14:15

Welcome to Classroom Psychology, where we talk about the science of gender diversity; join me and together we'll build a society where everyone can find a place to belong.