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Yes. I didn't read the whole paper, just the abstract, but I would not be surprised to learn (based on previous studies) that the difference between men and wom
by demallien 13y ago
Yes. I didn't read the whole paper, just the abstract, but I would not be surprised to learn (based on previous studies) that the difference between men and women is smaller than the variance amongst men, or the variance amongst women, which is the case for nearly all non-primary sexual differences between men and women.
- Gracana 13y agoJust to add another variable to consider, studies show* that men and women perform considerably better or worse at stereotypically masculine and feminine tasks depending on how their identity is primed. Considering individual variance and societal influence, making assumptions about an individual's capabilities based solely on their sex seems foolish and even harmful. * Sorry to provide this without citation, I believe the studies are cited in the first section of "Delusions of Gender" if anyone is interested in the topic.
- im3w1l 13y agoI (maybe mis)interpret your comment as saying that such a difference would be negligible. I disagree with that.
- Dylan16807 13y agoVariance inside each group is huge, so no, saying the inter-group difference is smaller is not at all calling it negligible.
- demallien 13y agoThink of it more as a Venn diagram with the two circles mostly overlapping. The radius of each circle will be bigger than the distance between the centres of the two circles... That's what I'm trying to say.