RedMagic1
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ORIGINAL: LadyNTrainer Now that a cloud of doubt has been cast on my gender sufficient for you to ask this question, what gender do you think I am based on the way I communicate? You're a babe. When you make a case, you have all your ducks in a row, down to the last feather. Men are more handwavy. Interestingly enough, people have made the case that this gender distinction can lead to an unconscious notion in the sciences that women are less brilliant than men. When men give scientific lectures, they often speak without notes, solve small problems on the fly, or otherwise appear "off-the-cuff." Women tend to have everything meticulously planned out. The off-the-cuff style is more consistent with the archetype of the genius who just naturally solves the hardest problems in the world. So female lecturers, measured against this, appear diligent but not amazing. It's not my theory, and I'm not sure I fully agree, but I believe there's enough to it that it's worth sharing with you.
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Not with envy, not with a twisted heart, shall you feel superior, or go about boasting. Rather in goodness by action make true your song and your word. Thus you shall be highly regarded, and able to live in peace with all others. - 15th century Aztec
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