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by deelowe
3336 days ago
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I wonder how many people making these statements and doing these analysis have spent any significant amount of time with kids. Girls, in general, prefer social interaction, helping people, working as a group, etc... Boys, in general, prefer physical activity, constructing things, and admiring the fruits of their labor from afar. This might not be the best characterization, but you get the point. I see this in very very young kids. It's innate. Again, these are generalities, but most who work with a lot of young kids understand these things. It's no surprise to me that as boys and girls become men and women we see these traits dominate employment trends. Girls tend to gravitate to fields that tie success (either academically or professionally) with social interaction, while boys gravitate to ones that rely more on demonstration of individual impact. Sure, there's an element of group dynamics, xenophobia, etc... that influences this stuff, but I've never held the belief that this stuff is the root cause. Why are more men chefs/cooks? Because, they like making food/seeing what they've made. Why are more women waitresses? Because they like serving/interracting with people. It's not that complicated. |
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"102 human neonates, who by definition have not yet been influenced by social and cultural factors, were tested to see if there was a difference in looking time at a face (social object) and a mobile (physical-mechanical object). Results showed that the male infants showed a stronger interest in the physical-mechanical mobile while the female infants showed a stronger interest in the face. The results of this research clearly demonstrate that sex differences are in part biological in origin."
Neonate means newborn child.