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I think you are probably right, though you could have left your diatribe about the men who work for you out. One could easily come up with equally typical scena

I think you are probably right, though you could have left your diatribe about the men who work for you out. One could easily come up with equally typical scenarios to ridicule neurotic, shallow and emotionally unstable women. Each gender has its set of typical pathologies. But somehow we made it work, together, as a species, so there is some magic in the balancing the two.

jelliclesfarm 7y ago
Why is it a ‘diatribe’? It is my life. It is my work. That each gender has its own set of pathologies is exactly my point. When they don’t complement each other, why not create an environment where each of us can be our best?
- zarkov99 7y ago
  I am with you. I was just triggered by your unflattering, though probably accurate enough, characterization of the male psyche.
  - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
    I didn’t mean to paint all men like so..I was giving an example of one instance in my own life experience..one of many that has shaped my opinion re gender segregation in higher education and work place. It was the most recent example that explained my own motivation to evangelize gender segregation.
    - zarkov99 7y ago
      Sure. I don't understand the competition argument though. In my HS and College years it did not matter if the top student was a man or a women, it just mattered if it was you or someone else. And as far as I recall men and women were fairly evenly matched. Why do you think they should compete separately?
      - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
        I had to think about this. As a heterosexual, I want to say chemistry. (Others have brought to non binary individuals but I have to confess that I can’t make assumptions about their dynamics.) Sometimes I feel the same way with problem solving as I do when I am attracted to a person. It makes me wonder if competition and inter personal romantic chemistry are related wrt how our brain perceives it. And there is limited/fixed mental bandwidth that we can only focus on one at a time? Just wool gathering..off the top of my head. What do you think?

jelliclesfarm 7y ago

Why is it a ‘diatribe’? It is my life. It is my work. That each gender has its own set of pathologies is exactly my point. When they don’t complement each other, why not create an environment where each of us can be our best?

zarkov99 7y ago
I am with you. I was just triggered by your unflattering, though probably accurate enough, characterization of the male psyche.
- jelliclesfarm 7y ago
  I didn’t mean to paint all men like so..I was giving an example of one instance in my own life experience..one of many that has shaped my opinion re gender segregation in higher education and work place. It was the most recent example that explained my own motivation to evangelize gender segregation.
  - zarkov99 7y ago
    Sure. I don't understand the competition argument though. In my HS and College years it did not matter if the top student was a man or a women, it just mattered if it was you or someone else. And as far as I recall men and women were fairly evenly matched. Why do you think they should compete separately?
    - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
      I had to think about this. As a heterosexual, I want to say chemistry. (Others have brought to non binary individuals but I have to confess that I can’t make assumptions about their dynamics.) Sometimes I feel the same way with problem solving as I do when I am attracted to a person. It makes me wonder if competition and inter personal romantic chemistry are related wrt how our brain perceives it. And there is limited/fixed mental bandwidth that we can only focus on one at a time? Just wool gathering..off the top of my head. What do you think?