I honestly don't even know what to say to sexist drivel like this. Since several replies to the parent have gone along the same lines of making overly generaliz

I honestly don't even know what to say to sexist drivel like this. Since several replies to the parent have gone along the same lines of making overly generalizing misandric statements that would be rightly called out as sexist gibberish if said about women, I suppose I'll just reply to this most egregious of the lot: Where have all the smart hackers gone who're so quick to point out that society is at fault when negative characters of overly-stereotyped women are raised? If I were to play their role -- and tacitly accept this farcical charade that men are all bluster and ego -- I'd point out that the reason that some men might be less inclined than some women to admit they don't know the answer to something is that they know that they'll be held accountable for not knowing that thing. In this stereotyped version of reality over which we all seem to be forming a merry echo-chamber, women are unlikely to be brutally admonished for being wrong or incompetent (perhaps because those around them expect no better of them, due to negative stereotypes). This gives them the freedom to admit they're wrong, or that they don't know a given thing. Men, on the other hand, will be held accountable for their lack of knowledge, making it a much riskier endeavour to admit they don't know something. Of course, this entire commentary presupposes that this phenomenon even exists. My team (half male, half female), shows this 'desire to be seen as knowledgeable' as a corollary of age and gender combined: the oldest member of the team never says 'could you explain that to me', and always attempts to BS his way through conversations, but the younger 20-something aged male members of the team are perfectly happy to admit it when they're out of their depth. Maybe this is unique to us? I doubt it: somehow I expect that this stereotype -- much like all other common stereotypes -- is overly broad and downright moronic.