Yep, it's a man!
Posted on 05/24/2005 12:48:37 PM PDT by neverdem
Suppose you could eliminate the factors often blamed for the shortage of women in high-paying jobs. Suppose that promotions and raises did not depend on pleasing sexist male bosses or putting in long nights and weekends away from home. Would women make as much as men?
Economists recently tried to find out in an experiment in Pittsburgh by paying men and women to add up five numbers in their heads. At first they worked individually, doing as many sums as they could in five minutes and receiving 50 cents for each correct answer. Then they competed in four-person tournaments, with the winner getting $2 per correct answer and the losers getting nothing.
On average, the women made as much as the men under either system. But when they were offered a choice for the next round - take the piece rate or compete in a tournament - most women declined to compete, even the ones who had done the best in the earlier rounds. Most men chose the tournament, even the ones who had done the worst.
The men's eagerness partly stemmed from overconfidence, because on average men rated their ability more highly than the women rated theirs. But interviews and further experiments convinced the researchers, Muriel Niederle of Stanford and Lise Vesterlund of the University of Pittsburgh, that the gender gap wasn't due mainly to women's insecurities about their abilities. It was due to different appetites for competition.
"Even in tasks where they do well, women seem to shy away from competition, whereas men seem to enjoy it too much," Professor Niederle said. "The men who weren't good at this task lost a little money by choosing to compete, and the really good women passed up a lot of money by not entering tournaments they would have won."
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LOL I know what you mean there. Ive ruined many jigsaw blades doing that.
appreciation for a good power tool (and skill in its use) is on my list of requisites in a potential mate.
,,, that's a start. What a joy to find a woman who knows.
Ah, you're one of those high-testosterone, competitive, risk-taking women ...
You'll have fun here :-).
oh, I don't know. Haven't seen as many cat fights in my life as I have fist cuffs between men. "Vicious" is a deceiving word. Women might sneer and hiss at one another. Men hit. More frequently, that is....
HAAHAhahahaaa...... *snort* Wear armor.
Great shoes.
acc. to medical lore, high female testosterone levels are associated with unusually strong libido. so, ah... no: rather bite my tongue and live than sayit, laugh, then die ;)
SEX..
This is born out by my experience on Jeopardy.
According to the staffers, 4 men show up to try out for each woman. On average, those women who show up do just as well as the men.
But if your pool of applicants is 80% male, you're going to be stuck with a disproportionate number of men, even though the staff tries to balance genders as much as they can.
Oh, come on, King ... live a little!
wow
Yep, it's a man!
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I would settle for lots and lots of money.
Works on me......
looks like a fire to me...
We always know what you're thinking anyway, but we'll keep you around for kicks ;)
naw'm, us'n'd'ruthah leeuhv fer uhwhahl yit.
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