Re: Gender and Cognitive Style

From: den Otter (neosapient@geocities.com)
Date: Sun Nov 22 1998 - 16:53:10 MST


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> From: Joe E. Dees <jdees0@students.uwf.edu>

> > IMHO, there's only one really significant psychological gender difference,
> > namely "assertiveness". Due to evolutionary circumstance women are
> > *generally* less aggressive and individualistic than men. That's why they
> > are treated as second rate citizens in virtually every country of the world.
> > Assuming that this theory is correct, hormone treatments for all female
> > fetuses and (later on) genetic engineering should pretty much solve the
> > problem. The potential is there, it just needs to be seized. Once again,
> > technology is the equalizer.
> >
> Maybe it's not the women who need treatment, but us guys! Joe

I guess we could all use some treatment... ;-)



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