From an award-winning medic and scientist the game-changing case that genetic females have greater resilience immunity endurance and more compared with males'A powerful antidote to the myth of a weaker sex' Gina Rippon author of The Gendered BrainFrom birth genetic females are better at fighting viruses infections and cancer. They do better at surviving epidemics and famines. They live longer and even see the world in a wider variety of colours. These are the facts; they are simply stronger than men at every stage of life. Why? And why are we taught the opposite?Drawing on his wide-ranging experience and cutting-edge research as a medic geneticist and specialist in rare diseases Dr Sharon Moalem set out to understand why women are consistently more likely than men to thrive. The answer he reveals lies in our genetics: the female's double XX chromosomes offer a powerful survival advantage. Moalem explains why genetic females outperform males when it comes to immunity resilience stamina and much more. And he calls for a long-overdue reconsideration of our male-centric one-size-fits-all view of the body and of how we prescribe medications - a view that still frames women through the lens of men. Revolutionary captivating and utterly persuasive The Better Half will make you see women men and the survival of our species anew. Language: English