Can one indispensable factor define whether a person is male or female? In the last 100 years, we have moved toward a place of understanding and acceptance of variance in gender roles and recently also sexual orientation. However, we also have to consider the variance in the domain of gender identity. Vickie Pasterski, a psychologist specialising in behavioural neuroendocrinology, does research investigating hormonal influences on brain development. Beside teaching the subject, she has a clinical practice where she helps people whose gender identity does not match their body. In her talk she untangles the complexity of gender showing that our world is not just pink and blue but rather a kaleidoscope of full colour. Vickie Pasterski is a psychologist specializing in gender development across the lifespan.

She earned a PhD in behavioural neuroendocrinology from City University, London, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Psychoendocrine Clinic at Columbia University Medical Center, New York.

In addition, Vickie is Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, conducting research and lecturing on the psychobiology of gender development. She currently splits her time between scientific research and clinical practice. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx