Joe Rogan Experience #2564 - Chuck Lorre · Aired Oct 13, 2026
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The birth control pill did the same for men as it did for women.
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The pill gave women direct control over pregnancy, and economists argue men also gained freedom of choice and easier sexual freedom, so there is something to this. But men did not gain control over their own fertility, and some scholars say the pill shifted the balance of power between the sexes. 'The same' is therefore a loose way to put it, and it is more a judgment call than a measurable fact. Research showing the pill changed men's life choices to the same degree as women's would move this to true.
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Is it true that the birth control pill did the same for men as it did for women?
It leaves out the other side. The pill gave women direct control over pregnancy, and economists argue men also gained freedom of choice and easier sexual freedom, so there is something to this. But men did not gain control over their own fertility, and some scholars say the pill shifted the balance of power between the sexes. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2564 - Chuck Lorre, aired Oct 13, 2026, at 2:44. No supporting source was captured, so don't treat this as a sourced conclusion.
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