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.

Sophia Aram

Herself - Narrator (voice)

Jérôme Blumberg

Camera Operator

Catherine Goupil

Production Coordinator

Xavier Achard

Technical Supervisor

Sophie Guillossou

Administration

Xavier Matthys

Administration

Armel Parisot

Production Director

Catherine Briault

Camera Operator

Elisa Clavel

Production Office Assistant

Virginie Hericourt

Production Accountant

Babeth Gbadié

Administration

Moh Faci

Administration

Romuald Herrera

Sound Montage Associate

Sofi Krykwinski

Post Production Supervisor

Olivier Pelenc

Production Director

Olivier Spiro

Camera Operator

Léna Lipinski

Post Production Assistant

Pascal Baillargeau

Camera Operator

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