Scientists Claim There Is Not a ‘Simple' Answer to Define ‘Woman'

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Scientists Claim There Is Not a 'Simple' Answer to Define 'Woman'

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Story by Julie Hambleton (Feb 2024)

What is a woman? Or rather, what defines someone as a woman? Ask 100 women, and you might get 100 different answers. This is because there are a variety of contexts in which you could define a woman, and within each of these contexts, there will still not be one straight answer. Socially or biologically, there is still so much variation. This is the problem Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ran into in her Supreme Court Confirmation hearing this past Tuesday.

You may be wondering why Jackson's answer and why learning how a potential supreme court judge defines a woman is so important. It is because, as a Supreme Court Judge, Jackson will most definitely preside over cases involving trans rights and gender politics. Gender politics in the United States of America is a hot topic currently. This is especially so with several trans rights issues currently in debate.

Many scientists, biologists, and gender law scholars have commended Jackson for her response. They agree that her response might be slightly misleading, but still it wasn't a bad one. This is because while they agree that science and biology could help create a definition for the word, it can't create a conclusive answer, either.