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I feel like I’m always seeing studies that assert women are somehow “better” than men. Has anyone else noticed this trend? https://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-j

I feel like I’m always seeing studies that assert women are somehow “better” than men. Has anyone else noticed this trend? https://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-jo-martin/study-companies-with-stro_b_9079720.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-jo-martin/study-companies... https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600812/female-coders-are-more-competent-than-males-according-to-a-new-study/amp/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600812/female-coders-are-... http://amp.timeinc.net/time/money/4430721/compromise-women-men-decision http://amp.timeinc.net/time/money/4430721/compromise-women-m... https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/27/study-girls-outperform-boys-in-math-and-science-all-over-the-world/amp/ https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/27/study-girls-outperform-bo...

throwd7719 9y ago
These are like the chocolate/wine/coffee-are-good-for-you studies. They make people feel good and want to share them. Studies saying that men are better at certain things would not evoke the same pride and sharing urge in this cultural moment, at least among the desired demographic.
ashwinaj 9y ago
Yes. I really am puzzled by articles denigrating men. If I were an alien from another planet I would wonder why men even exist if I were to read all such articles (Yes I know men are only good for reproduction). Sure there are a lot of bad/evil/despicable men out there as there are a lot of women (you can downvote me, but it doesn't change reality). Let's take a recent example, it is a known fact that Trump doesn't respect women that much; yet the reason he won the presidency is perpetuated by the media as, he won because of the disenchanted 'white men'. Excuse me? 42% of women voted for him, this isn't a trivial percentage like a statistical error. Why isn't there any spotlight on this? This whole men vs women debate is just utter ridiculous (in most respects); call a spade a spade and don't resort to dog whistle tactics.
Quanttek 9y ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to imply here? Do you doubt their findings? I think everyone (esp us men) should be aware of the effects ̶p̶̶a̶̶t̶̶r̶̶i̶̶a̶̶r̶̶c̶̶h̶̶y̶ social constructs around masculinity can have on your behavior.

throwd7719 9y ago

These are like the chocolate/wine/coffee-are-good-for-you studies. They make people feel good and want to share them. Studies saying that men are better at certain things would not evoke the same pride and sharing urge in this cultural moment, at least among the desired demographic.

ashwinaj 9y ago

Yes. I really am puzzled by articles denigrating men. If I were an alien from another planet I would wonder why men even exist if I were to read all such articles (Yes I know men are only good for reproduction). Sure there are a lot of bad/evil/despicable men out there as there are a lot of women (you can downvote me, but it doesn't change reality). Let's take a recent example, it is a known fact that Trump doesn't respect women that much; yet the reason he won the presidency is perpetuated by the media as, he won because of the disenchanted 'white men'. Excuse me? 42% of women voted for him, this isn't a trivial percentage like a statistical error. Why isn't there any spotlight on this? This whole men vs women debate is just utter ridiculous (in most respects); call a spade a spade and don't resort to dog whistle tactics.

Quanttek 9y ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to imply here? Do you doubt their findings? I think everyone (esp us men) should be aware of the effects ̶p̶̶a̶̶t̶̶r̶̶i̶̶a̶̶r̶̶c̶̶h̶̶y̶ social constructs around masculinity can have on your behavior.