Audience and Genre

University of Houston Libraries, "Audience at a Frontier Fiesta show"  1950 via Wikipedia Commons,  Public Domain

While I may like to think everyone cares about the topic of sex-difference research and the way it affects gender and sex equality in society, the truth is, not everyone does. Too many, the topic is low on the list of intrigues and priorities. However, there are target audiences that might be interested in learning a little more about the subject. A couple possible audiences for my argument on the topic are described below.

1. As one big conglomerate, scientists may be interested in my argument. Biologists, neuroscientists, (pharmacists,) and chemists may find sex-difference research important to learn about, as their careers may depend on this research in the future. As mentioned in the Cahill argument I previously studied, a lack of placement of importance on sex-differences cause major injuries and even deaths after the FDA approved pharmaceutical drugs for women that were only tested on men. All types of scholars involved in medicinal, health, or scientific fields could learn from the arguments about this research. I would publish my argument on JNeurosci (the Journal of Neuroscience), or Dana.org (where Cahill's argument was published) to reach this audience.

2. Another group that could be a target audience for my argument is those interested in the hot topic of gender inequality. Whether it be politicians, women's rights advocates, or just people passionate about the problems with gender in modern society, all of these groups would find a great interest in whether there is an innate difference between men and women, and if that difference should be further developed or not.  Since this is a more broad audience, I could post the argument on a regular media source with opinionated articles, such as Slate, or I could post it to a thread involving women's rights advocates, such as this one.