Inequality

Professor Yalman and Aybüke discuss how cultural habits, language, education, economics, and gender expectations shape inequality. Through examples from everyday speech, family life, sports, and international politics, they explore why inequities persist and debate whether broader access to information and economic opportunity can help narrow the gap.

Chapters

00:00 Meet engineer Aybüke and the question of inequality

02:12 Gendered insults and the culture behind them

04:31 When everyday job titles make men the default

08:08 Rights, history, and the roots of unequal treatment

10:35 How families and education pass norms forward

13:17 Cultural change, belief, and fear

16:01 Equality, justice, and unequal political influence

17:29 Language, gender expectations, and popular culture

20:00 A daughter’s experiment with gender and sports

22:20 Why women may support men’s sports more

24:04 Aybüke's proposed path: access, information, and economics