> "I find it amazingly unlikely that men and women are identically suited to every type of work. Men and women have historically, on evolutionary time scales, f

> "I find it amazingly unlikely that men and women are identically suited to every type of work. Men and women have historically, on evolutionary time scales, focussed on different types of activities." Vague statements with no justification or data; just as subjective as someone "feeling" the other way. > "I suggest you either reconsider the implications of you views, or admit that this is what you are advocating." False dichotomy. The parent has many options: to do neither, to clarify the context you stripped from the quote, or perhaps offer the data this discussion is lacking. Here is a paper to jump-start the discussion about achievement gaps in general, which talks about ethnicity and gender: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/nise/publications/Research_Monographs/RODRIG/RodrigALL.pdf http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/nise/publications/Research_... Now we can make substantiated claims and attack ideas, not each other.