Daphna Joel

Joel's research has been criticized by other neuroscientists who argue that male and female brains, on average, show distinct differences and can be classified with a high level of accuracy.

Since 2003, Joel has served as the head of the psychobiology department at Tel Aviv University, and in 2013 was appointed chair of the PhD committee of the School of Psychological Sciences.

[1] Joel began her academic career during her compulsory military service, in the Talpiot program, which she left after a year and a half.

[7] McCarthy found that characteristics in male and female animal brains can cause changes in their shapes as a result of external circumstances such as stress.

[8] Joel's conclusions have been challenged by others in the field of neuroscience, and she met with obstacles getting her first study on the subject published in 2011: Male or Female?

In her opinion, in a world without gender, where there is no social and cultural significance to the shape of a person's genitals, there will be many more possibilities for both females and males.