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In my humble Experience, and I don't posit any particular mechanism, women, on the whole (with exceptions) excell in areas that befit a good manager. Such areas

In my humble Experience, and I don't posit any particular mechanism, women, on the whole (with exceptions) excell in areas that befit a good manager. Such areas may include understanding intuitively others' needs, knowing how to create a productive, energizing or otherwise desirable environment, understanding and responding to the respective energy levels of others and being aware and dealing with, in an organized manner, the gestalt. Whether this is an atrefact of culture, genetics, my limited exposure or any mix, I do not know, but in my life this has proven strongly to be the case and women I have spoken to have attested to it. Were I starting a company, I would look specifically for people with the aforementioned qualities and I imagine I would likely find them most often during my search in women. This, I hope, does not produce in any way the undue perpetuation of harmful discrimination. But all this to say, it is not a mere coincidence -- it happens that way for a reason.

parfe 15y ago
"Such areas may include understanding intuitively others' needs, knowing how to create a productive, energizing or otherwise desirable environment, understanding and responding to the respective energy levels of others and being aware and dealing with, in an organized manner, the gestalt." Let's watch as HN votes up blatant sexism! Why don't you finish up your analysis with how women can't code because they think emotionally instead of logically? And if you're going to spout sexist nonsense, at least have the courage to avoid couching it in weasel terms like "In my humble Experience" and "I do not know, but in my life this has proven strongly to be the case" and hiding behind "women you know". Community support for the above post is a great example of the hostile environments that cause less women participate in tech. Sexism as exemplified above should be crushed on sight. Not reinforced with up-votes or ignored.
- _buxo 15y ago
  Care to offer your analysis of the parent comment's question in terms that you don't deem sexist? Msutherl offered anecdotes of his experience, and I don't think that their statements were offensive unless you think females should be completely immune to all attempt at generalisation.
  - parfe 15y ago
    >I don't think that their statements were offensive unless you think females should be completely immune to all attempt at generalisation. Generalizing women is sexism the same as generalizing black people is racism. Edit: And to add some random education, Men and Women have the same ability to read the emotions of others: "men as a group aren't poor "everyday mind readers"; they are simply unmotivated ones. If you want men to show you how well they can compete with women in "reading" other people's minds, just pay them for it!" http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/everyday-mind-reading/200901/where-is-womens-intuition http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/everyday-mind-reading/20... Women's intuition is no more effective than Men's intuition.

parfe 15y ago

"Such areas may include understanding intuitively others' needs, knowing how to create a productive, energizing or otherwise desirable environment, understanding and responding to the respective energy levels of others and being aware and dealing with, in an organized manner, the gestalt." Let's watch as HN votes up blatant sexism! Why don't you finish up your analysis with how women can't code because they think emotionally instead of logically? And if you're going to spout sexist nonsense, at least have the courage to avoid couching it in weasel terms like "In my humble Experience" and "I do not know, but in my life this has proven strongly to be the case" and hiding behind "women you know". Community support for the above post is a great example of the hostile environments that cause less women participate in tech. Sexism as exemplified above should be crushed on sight. Not reinforced with up-votes or ignored.

_buxo 15y ago
Care to offer your analysis of the parent comment's question in terms that you don't deem sexist? Msutherl offered anecdotes of his experience, and I don't think that their statements were offensive unless you think females should be completely immune to all attempt at generalisation.
- parfe 15y ago
  >I don't think that their statements were offensive unless you think females should be completely immune to all attempt at generalisation. Generalizing women is sexism the same as generalizing black people is racism. Edit: And to add some random education, Men and Women have the same ability to read the emotions of others: "men as a group aren't poor "everyday mind readers"; they are simply unmotivated ones. If you want men to show you how well they can compete with women in "reading" other people's minds, just pay them for it!" http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/everyday-mind-reading/200901/where-is-womens-intuition http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/everyday-mind-reading/20... Women's intuition is no more effective than Men's intuition.