The Real Difference Between Men and Women

Your chance to contribute to a new BBC programme!

• Are there distinct male and female brains?
• Can a man have a female brain, or vice versa?
• Were we wired for female or male thinking before we were born?

Some scientists say they know the truth - we really do think and behave differently and have been destined to do so since the dawn of our species.

This new BBC science television programme asks why men and women find each other so baffling, yet so desirable. It will explain how our "brain sex" affects us at home, at work and in our relationships.

Taking part

If you are fascinated by this subject and are interested in taking part in the television programme and/or a scientific survey, we would love to hear from you. Please complete the questionnaire below in as much detail as you are comfortable with to help us understand if your experience and feelings suit the programme subject.

It will take about 10 minutes to fill in.

You can:

• Fill in the questionnaire online and hit the submit button at the end of the form. The information you provide will be encrypted as it travels over the internet.

OR:

• Print the questionnaire and post it to us at:

  BBC
  PO Box 48336
  London W12 7WW

All information you provide will be held in strict confidence by BBC Science for a limited period and will only be used in conjunction with this programme series. We will ensure that all personal information sent to us is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details please check our Privacy Policy.

If you are using a public computer (eg in an internet café), there are additional steps you can take to protect your privacy.

Further research

Based on the information you provide, we may want to contact you about further opportunities to contribute to the programme. We may also like to invite you to join a scientific survey for this programme in January. The form provides options for the best way to contact you and checks whether you will be willing for us to do so.

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Name: Gender: female       male Age: Occupation: Email: (email is our preferred means of contacting you) Address: Postcode: Country: United Kingdom (only) Home Telephone: Mobile Telephone: Describe your household: (e.g. me and husband, two children ages 10 and 14 or me and girlfriend, one stepson age 3) Which hobbies do you enjoy ? Describe any exercise or sports you play: What has prompted you to contact us ? Why are you interested in the difference between men and women ? Describe anything that baffles or irritates you about the opposite sex: Describe anything that baffles or irritates the opposite sex about you: Describe any frustrations or conflicts you experience with the opposite sex at home: Describe how these frustrations affect your home life: (if applicable) What has been your relationship history ? Describe your attitude towards your work: (eg. Do you think of it as a job or a career?) Describe any difficulties you have with the opposite sex at work: Describe any difficulties you have with members of the same sex at work: Do you think that the way you approach life is particularly feminine or masculine ? If so, how ? If you could make any changes to how masculine or feminine your approach to life is, what would they be? Describe any gender-related medical or psychological conditions you may have had: Have you ever sought professional advice for any of the issues you may have mentioned on the form ? yes       no In principle, would you be interested in taking part in a television programme on this subject ? yes       no Would you be interested in taking part in a scientific survey ? yes       no Please make any further comments, if you wish to, here:   Please check this box if you are happy for the BBC to contact you about further research and/or the scientific survey. top of page