Behavioral scientist Pragya Agarwal debunks the myth that men and women have different emotional capacities by nature.

Imagine what life would be like without emotions; could we still make friends, fall in love, or even enjoy a movie?

Emotions bring meaning to our experiences, but society teaches us that being 'too emotional' is a bad thing.

Women are often perceived as overly sensitive and irrational, while men are often seen as emotionally immature and disconnected. But how did we get here?

Pragya Agarwal is a behavioral scientist and the award-winning author of Sway: Unraveling Unconscious Bias, and (M)otherhood.

In her 2022 book, Hysterical, Agarwal tackles the long-standing myth that gender influences how we experience emotions and that women are inherently more emotional than men.