Have you ever heard someone say that they don’t think that women can be funny? I have to admit that I didn’t hear that until recently, so I looked at some of the research on gender and perceptions of humor. I think you’ll be surprised. In this episode I summarize some of that research and I give you four jokes and a handy way to remember jokes.

Resources for this episode

• Are Men Really Funnier Than Women?
• Witty Women Are Less Likely to Get Promoted Than Men
• Gender and the evaluation of humor at work