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> assuming equal average skill among males and females do you have data to back this assumption, given the effect of self-selection within each group?
by ImPostingOnHN 4y ago
> assuming equal average skill among males and females
do you have data to back this assumption, given the effect of self-selection within each group?
- jdthedisciple 4y agoThe only data I have is that males tend to be inherently better at abstract thinking and logic, seem to be inherently more interested in systems as opposed to women. So if anything, any data would suggest that males are more skilled engineers than women, but I'd like to go easy on the critics here and assume males and females on average are hypothetically equal in that regard.
- ImPostingOnHN 4y agoyou forget the effect of self-selection into the field, which could easily override whatever attribute you're referencing, that's why we need supporting data before assuming they're the same