With all the fuss these days about gender rights, it might be useful to spend a few minutes thinking about how it is we all come to be who we are - and ask whether we chose the gender we find ourselves with at all.

We live in societies where freedom is highly valued, but as Simone de Beauvoir made clear to us seventy years ago, women are far less free than we think they are... and so are men.

If you're still confused about the difference between the meaning of the terms "sex" and "gender", this podcast makes it clear why the distinction is important.