Men vs Women
July 30, 2013 11:59 PM   Subscribe

Is There Anything Good About Men? "Alice Eagly’s research has compiled mountains of data on the stereotypes people have about men and women, which the researchers summarized as “The WAW effect.” WAW stands for “Women Are Wonderful.” Both men and women hold much more favorable views of women than of men. Almost everybody likes women better than men. I certainly do...Men go to extremes more than women. Stereotypes are sustained by confirmation bias. Want to think men are better than women? Then look at the top, the heroes, the inventors, the philanthropists, and so on. Want to think women are better than men? Then look at the bottom, the criminals, the junkies, the losers... Consider this question: What percent of our ancestors were women?"
posted by bookman117 (4 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- goodnewsfortheinsane



 
A pretty long read but a fantastic article.
posted by GuyZero at 12:15 AM on July 31, 2013


Tradeoff example: African-Americans suffer from sickle cell anemia more than white people. This appears to be due to a genetic vulnerability. That gene, however, promotes resistance to malaria. Black people evolved in regions where malaria was a major killer, so it was worth having this gene despite the increased risk of sickle cell anemia. White people evolved in colder regions, where there was less malaria, and so the tradeoff was resolved differently, more avoiding the gene that prevented malaria while risking sickle cell anemia.

The tradeoff approach yields a radical theory of gender equality. Men and women may be different, but each advantage may be linked to a disadvantage.


Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. Really hard to take this guy seriously.
posted by oceanjesse at 12:16 AM on July 31, 2013 [1 favorite]


Bingo!
posted by kagredon at 12:19 AM on July 31, 2013 [2 favorites]


also this is a double
posted by kagredon at 12:20 AM on July 31, 2013


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