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It could be that women have a better sense of fairness than most men. They might compare themselves with the "truly outstanding" employees (both men and women),
by jeswin 15y ago
It could be that women have a better sense of fairness than most men. They might compare themselves with the "truly outstanding" employees (both men and women), and decide for themselves what is fair. Men probably have a more skewed view of what they can do; and still fight for money which doesn't match their skills.
Having said that, I might have to justify whether my argument subtly implies that there are fewer women who are in the "truly outstanding" category. Fewer of them spent their youth in basements staring at terminals, compared to the countless male nerds. There are exceptions of course, but there is still a statistical anomaly.
I hope this doesn't come out as sexist. I am not comparing intellect, just choices.
Edit: Replaced "genius" with "truly outstanding".
- overgryphon 15y agoI'm not sure that choices made in youth exclude people from developing skills later in life. So what if less women spend their youth in basements? After college (if you go), it doesn't matter whether you did or not.
- Mz 15y agoI am not comparing intellect, just choices. There is some evidence, though, that men tend to divide up more between the extremes than women do. I'm not sure how much of this is "biology" and how much is socially fostered. (and if it makes any difference to how people view the observation: I happen to be female).