[daenz]

>The reason I am a sceptic is because as a Scandinavian I notice easily how much more macho men are in less gender equal societies and how much more feminine the women are.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you're making an argument against a study that ranged over 80,000 individuals and 76 countries by using your own personal anecdotes of people you've met. Can we agree that the study takes into account far more people and controls for far more variables than what you've personally experienced?

[jernfrost]

I did not say it was wrong, merely that I was sceptical which is a good attitude in science. I am trying to understand how they did the study. Does not matter how many people took the study if the study is flawed: are the metrics they use sensible to measure gender differences e.g.

I don’t think it is wrong to use anecdotes as a rough estimate to decide whether you accept the study at face value or not.

If I told you 50% of Americans are illiterate based on a study of 90 000 people you would be sceptical of that claim based on your own experiences which run counter to this claim.