As noted by The Independent, New Scientist Magazine is publicizing a review of neurological research that men and women are truly different at the brain level. Like they have two different organs between their ears.
Most of us already knew the concept that we had more differences than just unique plumbing. It went much deeper than that. It's nice to see science catching up with what common sense has been telling us for eons.
-Colonel Steve
I heard part of the Kathleen Parker interview this morning on Bill Bennett's Morning in America radio show. The interview is about her book Save the Males: Why Men Matter Why Women Should Care
Sounded very interesting, but of course I'm biased. One interesting thing I heard from the interview was that Kathleen Parker considered herself a feminist until she had a baby that was a boy. That changed everything (as having babies usually does). A rather radical thought, considering that today's society is so anti-male.
What ever happened to that motto of the Rodney King era: "Why can't we get along?" A great society would be one that truly values diversity, both in it's masculine and feminine shades. But today's society says we've all got to be "equal", without differences.
What a loss.
-Colonel Steve
For years, women have been striving for "equality", probably better described as "freedom". One of the areas ladies have been striving for equality (freedom) in is the studies of math, science, and engineering. After years of wide open chances to move into these areas, it's been discovered that what has occurred is the freedom for women to say "no".
Now two new studies by economists and social scientists have reached a perhaps startling conclusion: An important part of the explanation for the gender gap, they are finding, are the preferences of women themselves. When it comes to certain math- and science-related jobs, substantial numbers of women - highly qualified for the work - stay out of those careers because they would simply rather do something else.
One study of information-technology workers found that women's own preferences are the single most important factor in that field's dramatic gender imbalance. Another study followed 5,000 mathematically gifted students and found that qualified women are significantly more likely to avoid physics and the other "hard" sciences in favor of work in medicine and biosciences.
The bright minds of both genders have naturally gravitated to what they individually do best. It was found that among those who had equal talents, men gravitated to working with things while the ladies gravitated towards working with people.
Both of these traits are equally important. What's great is that all of these folks gravitated towards the very things God gave them talents for. Yes, men and women are different. Vastly different. But what has grown and developed over the years is the freedom for both genders to seek after what they individually like.
I love it!!
-Colonel Steve
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