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> This is has no bearing on the issue. Yes, two individuals are probably measurably more different than the average woman vs the average man, but the qualities

by lukev 16y ago

> This is has no bearing on the issue. Yes, two individuals are probably measurably more different than the average woman vs the average man, but the qualities of the individual tend to balance out to a middle point in the larger picture. If the average difference between all men and all women on Skill X is 3%, and the average difference between any two given individuals is 30%, then even though there are two distinct loci, gender is still an extremely weak indicator. Sure, it shows up on statistical charts, but for that to be a meaningful "larger picture" means it should be able to inform our actions as a society. But the huge intra-group variation means that any action we do take based on this data is necessarily unfair to a large number of individuals. > (p.s. the data says you're wrong.) Please, I love to see it. I would have researched it myself except didn't have time to dig around right now and a quick Google search turns up nothing on the subject.

Qz 16y ago
> If the average difference between all men and all women on Skill X is 3%, and the average difference between any two given individuals is 30%, then even though there are two distinct loci, gender is still an extremely weak indicator. This assumes that all qualities are perceived equally. The fact is that humans are biologically and socially predisposed to pay more attention to gender cues than almost everything else. Gender matters a lot more to basic reproduction than whether you like country and I like rap. Besides, the fact that more women are getting bachelor's degrees, etc, says nothing about which gender has more skill (which btw is taught rather than inherent), and the article never made implied that anyway. The point is, gender matters, and the fact that humans on the whole are more diverse from each other than one gender is from the other does nothing to change that.

by lukev 16y ago

Qz 16y ago

> If the average difference between all men and all women on Skill X is 3%, and the average difference between any two given individuals is 30%, then even though there are two distinct loci, gender is still an extremely weak indicator. This assumes that all qualities are perceived equally. The fact is that humans are biologically and socially predisposed to pay more attention to gender cues than almost everything else. Gender matters a lot more to basic reproduction than whether you like country and I like rap. Besides, the fact that more women are getting bachelor's degrees, etc, says nothing about which gender has more skill (which btw is taught rather than inherent), and the article never made implied that anyway. The point is, gender matters, and the fact that humans on the whole are more diverse from each other than one gender is from the other does nothing to change that.