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So men know words related to male dominated areas like physics, chemistry, electricity, crime and war. Women know words related to female dominated areas like f

So men know words related to male dominated areas like physics, chemistry, electricity, crime and war. Women know words related to female dominated areas like fashion, grooming and women’s health. I hate to say it, but water is wet.

rexpop 5y ago
What's shocking is that these areas are still gender-dominated. Why should they be?
- fleddr 5y ago
  Why should they not be? Men and women have widely different interests. Let it be.
  - spartanatreyu 5y ago
    Do men and women actually have different interests? Or have we all just been shoehorned into interests because someone decreed: "Let it be"?
    - Manuel_D 5y ago
      Much of the research on the topic indicates the former. Gender bifurcation in jobs is even more pronounced in more egalitarian countries [1]. Babies exhibit different gender preferences for toys at ages less than a year old [2] [3]. 1. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more-gender-equality-the-fewer-women-in-stem/553592/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more... 2. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715114739.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715114739.h... 3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01624-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01624-7
- mukesh610 5y ago
  Why is it "shocking"? Why are you saying "gender-dominated" like it's a bad thing? Which areas are "gender-dominated" that you are upset about?
Gigachad 5y ago
This was certainly not a water is wet moment. I was shocked how it looked like the female word list didn't even look like real words or at least not english words. I would expect to not know so much about some of the words but not to universally not recognize any of them at all.
- renaudg 5y ago
  It doesn't just look like it : they're mostly French words.
Volker_W 5y ago
Sure, but I'm surprised how big the difference is.

rexpop 5y ago

What's shocking is that these areas are still gender-dominated. Why should they be?

fleddr 5y ago
Why should they not be? Men and women have widely different interests. Let it be.
- spartanatreyu 5y ago
  Do men and women actually have different interests? Or have we all just been shoehorned into interests because someone decreed: "Let it be"?
  - Manuel_D 5y ago
    Much of the research on the topic indicates the former. Gender bifurcation in jobs is even more pronounced in more egalitarian countries [1]. Babies exhibit different gender preferences for toys at ages less than a year old [2] [3]. 1. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more-gender-equality-the-fewer-women-in-stem/553592/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/the-more... 2. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715114739.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715114739.h... 3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01624-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01624-7
mukesh610 5y ago
Why is it "shocking"? Why are you saying "gender-dominated" like it's a bad thing? Which areas are "gender-dominated" that you are upset about?

Gigachad 5y ago

This was certainly not a water is wet moment. I was shocked how it looked like the female word list didn't even look like real words or at least not english words. I would expect to not know so much about some of the words but not to universally not recognize any of them at all.

renaudg 5y ago
It doesn't just look like it : they're mostly French words.

Volker_W 5y ago

Sure, but I'm surprised how big the difference is.