 Norah Vincent - Photograph care of Todd Selby |
In a HardTalk Extra interview screened on 21st April, Patrick O'Connell spoke to American journalist Norah Vincent about her social experiment, which took over her life for over a year, and led her to a nervous breakdown.
American journalist Norah Vincent has been described as a "spy in the gender wars".
In order to investigate how the other half live, she disguised herself as a man for eighteen months.
Dressed up as her alter-ego "Ned", she signed up to a working class bowling league, infiltrated a monastery and joined a male therapy group.
She even dated a string of women before revealing her true identity.
She tells Patrick O'Connell what she learned about men - but also the uncomfortable insights she gained into her own sex.
HARDtalk Extra can be seen on BBC World at 0330 GMT, 0830 GMT, 1530 GMT, 1830 GMT, 2330 GMT.
It can also be seen on BBC News 24 at 04:30 and 23:30.
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