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It's a pretty drastic oversimplification to say "women have better people skills" but there are definitely personality differences between men and women [1]. (I
by yarper 9y ago
It's a pretty drastic oversimplification to say "women have better people skills" but there are definitely personality differences between men and women [1]. (I don't know why this comes as a surprise to anyone)
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149680/
- nyxtom 9y agoI've seen this article referenced a few times now. It's worth noting that the standard deviation between is more pronounced in western countries and even then more geographically pronounced in eastern states like New York, West Virginia, Mississippi..etc, and less pronounced in western regions like Utah, Colorado, Oregon..etc. The differences are there, but the deviation is minimal if not negligible in many parts of the world.
- rmc 9y agoWhen people see a tech company that's 90% male, they say "Oh well, men and women are different, that's the explaination." So where are the places which are 90% women? Why isn't politics 90% women. Instead it's about ~20% and that's after years of campaigning & activism.
- flukus 9y agoNursing, teaching. I'm sure there are others, especially if you look at industries and not companies, HR for instance.
- yarper 9y agoDental hygienists (98%), Occupational therapists (92%), nurses (~92%)[1]. [1] https://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/occ_gender_share_em_1020_txt.htm https://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/occ_gender_share_em_1020_txt.ht...