Men and women really are *much* more alike psychologically than different but we notice subtle differences more than we notice similarities which we just take for granted.
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I think height differences are often a good analogy for psychological differences. It is frequently commented how tall I am. I am 69 inches tall and the average British woman is 65 inches tall. This is really a very tiny difference but people notice it.
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The average British man is 69 inches tall & so it is universally acknowledged that men are taller than women even tho I am 69 inches tall and my closest male friend 65 inches tall. The difference exists, is expected and is remarked upon when it doesn't hold up as it often doesn't
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The same seems to be true of psychological differences tho obviously they vary in degree but we (nearly) all speak both empathetically AND factually, we (nearly) all like things AND people, we nearly exercise both cautious & risk-taking behaviour.
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This however ignores the fact, that extremes to both ends have a different impact than the average trait. If there are more male than female nobel price holders, its due to the fact, that on the extreme ends men and women differ the more you come to the extreme.
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So at the point, where you are looking at nobel prices, the average part of the bell curve doesn't matter that much since you will more likely find only members of the extreme part in there. Same goes of course for bad things like psychopaths or mental disabilities.
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So while the overall average is roughly equal, the extremes have a greater impact on certain questions and perspective. Thus going from a single number and extrapolating from there and then decide political actions to be taken ignores the greater differences on the extreme sides.
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Well but that's what is been done: They see somewhere more men than women, come with studies that claim *on average we are equal* and extrapolate from there with this single numer in hand, that in this special case we should be 50/50 too.
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Yes, and I, like you, am arguing against this. That's what the thread is about.
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