I am actually baffled by your insightful post. I often don't read them. — Emptyheady
I agree >:O genius!The people on the top (or out there in the .001% of high achievement) clawed, bought, or bullied their way to the top. It takes more than genius--it takes balls. And connections don't hurt, either. Most women don't have balls, but a few do. — Bitter Crank
Men should be less ambitious and successful, so that we can become more equal. — Emptyheady
I pretty much agree here.(6) I have omitted perhaps the most obvious reason why men and women differ at the highest levels of accomplishment: men take more risks, are more competitive, and are more aggressive than women. — Emptyheady
It's not this. Rather they do what it takes to avoid conflict. Women hate conflict, at least most of them do. I'm a very conflictual person, I enjoy conflicts, and I see this quite frequently in women. They back down easily. Even men do, but they first put up some resistance.Women in general seem to be unwilling to put in the same level of effort, commitment and sacrifice as men when it comes to excelling. — m-theory
The same thing, only less of it. Better? — Bitter Crank
I'm not sure if it's just the risk... I've known women who are big risk takers, and fearless in the face of risk, so long as that risk doesn't include becoming directly engaged in conflict with other people.Women avoid excessive risk taking, and women are less likely to put up with living in a laboratory, making morning toast on a bunsen burner. Getting to the top appears to require laser focus on THE GOAL. But most men also don't take excessive risks, and like to be free in the evenings, and don't enjoy bureaucratic dog fights that much. — Bitter Crank
>:O Sure, I don't mind. I actually did accidentally hit flag on yours lolNo, but I said "sorry" so all is fine. — Emptyheady
Having a difference in priorities does not make women less capable in my opinion.I argue both. Going by the evidence I cited, women are less willing to make the necessary sacrifices and are naturally less capable. — Emptyheady
I think you miss the point, — Emptyheady
I don't find it attractive or culturally appropriate when (heterosexual) women take male roles (soldier, firefighter, steel construction. philosopher) and fill them in an "as-if-they-were-male" style that amounts to caricature. The same goes for (heterosexual) men in typical female roles who ape women's styles of job performance. Waiters don't have to act like waitresses, so to speak. — Bitter Crank
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