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These are always interesting articles, but this one definitely slips into what I feel is a dramatic overstatement about the differences between men and women.
by geebee 16y ago
These are always interesting articles, but this one definitely slips into what I feel is a dramatic overstatement about the differences between men and women.
In particular, I've never agreed that men shoot for the moon while women are happy to live more modestly in a low-risk way. Have the people who say this ever been to Hollywood? The place is full of young women who risk everything to achieve that incredibly high status position of movie star.
Or, like the Dixie Chicks wrote in "Long Time Gone"
Me, I went to Nashville
Tryin' to be the big deal
Playin' down on Broadway
Gettin' there the hard way
Living' form a tip jar
Sleepin' in my car
Hockin' my guitar
Yeah I'm gonna be a star....
Now, one place where I agree with the author of this article is that there there are most likely meaningful innate differences between women that may have resulted from evolutionary pressures, and that we should not be suppressed by a culture of political correctness from honestly discussing them, even when some of these differences favor men.
But the conclusions still seem very spotty to me, not at all consistent with my observations. The big about diapers? The men I know are deeply involved with their children, extremely paternal, and change a hell of a lot of diapers. Women may not start tech companies as often as men, but they are definitely willing to take great risks to seek status.
I don't mind the question, and I'm not at all offended by the answer, but I am not at all convinced. There's a lot more to this story.