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by Karawebnetwork 1372 days ago
Gender stereotypes are social issues. They are not international and also differ per age cohorts even in the same region. I would be curious to see the same set of results split into different demographics and not just gender + age cohort.
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kova12 1372 days ago
You might be underappreciating genetic component here. Difference between sexes are very likely evolutionary, rather than social.
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Karawebnetwork 1372 days ago
You are mixing gender roles and sex here. Yes, variables like the ratio of sex hormones will lead to different results but that's not all there is to it.

Matriarchal societies would definitely have different results than a country where women have no rights. Even in countries that are more average in gender equality, how do you explain the difference between countries in the percentage of women in leadership positions or in parliament?

"Gender differences in personality tend to be larger in developed societies (such as France and the United States) compared to less-developed countries (such as Zimbabwe and Malaysia)" ¹ ²

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits_an...

¹ Funder, David (2010). The Personality Puzzle. NY: WW Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-93348-2.

² Costa, P.T.; Terracciano, A.; McCrae, R. R. (August 2001). "Gender differences in personality traits across cultures: Robust and surprising findings". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 81 (2): 322–331. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.81.2.322. PMID 11519935.

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seer-zig 1372 days ago
Serious question, how many matriarchal societies have there been in history? There's a reason that practically all of them did not survive.
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Georgelemental 1372 days ago
> Gender differences in personality tend to be larger in developed societies (such as France and the United States) compared to less-developed countries (such as Zimbabwe and Malaysia)

One theory I have heard to explain this is that is wealthy societies, men and women are free to follow their own differing inclinations, while in poor undeveloped societies people choose whatever path offers the best economic and survival outcomes.

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