Pourquoi les femmes sont-elles plus petites que les hommes ?
52 mins
All over the world, women are shorter than men on average. Even among Northern Europeans, currently the tallest people in the world, men are around 15 centimetres taller than women. However, there are animal species in which the females are taller than the males. Sexual dimorphism - the scientific term - also has some surprises in store: For example, female blue whales are larger than their male counterparts. As blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, this means that the largest animal in the world is female. So why are its human relatives so small? Scientists from France, Great Britain, Italy, Germany and the USA have investigated this highly interesting question. They tell a fascinating evolutionary story in which biology, medicine, paleoanthropology, nutritional science, sociology, obstetrics and gynecology interact and in which the female comes out on top.
Véronique Kleiner
Director
Jérôme Blumberg
Camera Operator
Catherine Goupil
Production Coordinator
François Décoste
Sound
Didier Deleskiewicz
Producer
Xavier Achard
Technical Supervisor
Sophie Guillossou
Administration
Xavier Matthys
Administration
Armel Parisot
Production Director
Catherine Briault
Camera Operator
Sébastien Barbara
Sound
Elisa Clavel
Production Office Assistant
Virginie Hericourt
Production Accountant
Babeth Gbadié
Administration
Moh Faci
Administration
Romuald Herrera
Sound Montage Associate
Didier Laloy
Music
Pascal Chardome
Music
Sofi Krykwinski
Post Production Supervisor
Olivier Pelenc
Production Director
Olivier Spiro
Camera Operator
Yves Mesnil
Sound
Léna Lipinski
Post Production Assistant
Pascal Baillargeau
Camera Operator
Gerry Berkowitz
Sound
Pauline Kerleroux
Researcher