Women Becoming the Richer Sex

The article itself is clearly anti-feminist and this forum isn't exactly known for its feminist sympathies.

The article itself is clearly anti-feminist and this forum isn't exactly known for its feminist sympathies.

That article left me so confused I know longer know what sex I am, how much I earn or where I am right now.

A study by Cambridge professor Simon Baron-Cohen. He found that the amount of testosterone a fetus was exposed to in the womb directly impacted on the learning development of the child. Male babies typically exhibit less eye contact and develop language skills later than females, but are much more interested in mechanisms and figuring out how things work. This theory also allows for overlap in the interests of the genders, as females can be exposed to large amounts of testosterone too, but not to the same extent as males. You will never see male/female parity when it comes to careers such as IT, physics, maths, engineering etc. In fact, the more gender freedom and economic development a country has, the more pronounced these differences become, because women have the freedom to chose a career that interests them, and not a career that will get them out of poverty.

Probably because a lot of people don't like feminism. And I see absolutely nothing wrong with that.

That article left me so confused I know longer know what sex I am, how much I earn or where I am right now.

I'm not reading all that, just for you to state a point lol.

What even is money? I don't even know any more!

Why? I don't really know what you mean, to be honest. It clearly states that some statistics claim that women earn more between the ages 22-29. Of course; earning money is one thing, keeping it is another. Women are found to be less likely to save money or invest it.



What point?



I don't really know what you're trying to imply by this. You're not good sample data for ascertaining the richer sex because you're a student. I believe students are strapped regardless of gender.

I'm not a student as of September.

So why did you quit your course?

Why? I don't really know what you mean, to be honest. It clearly states that some statistics claim that women earn more between the ages 22-29. Of course; earning money is one thing, keeping it is another. Women are found to be less likely to save money or invest it.

This article left me dazed and confused over who was fighting for what.

Same here. My mind is doing somersaults.

I'll get the hang of this...

Me too? Was the woman arguing against feminism?

What even is money? I don't even know any more!

So why did you quit your course?

Obviously I wasn't the only one! It's not immediately apparent whether the author is pro- or anti- feminism (both of which frankly bore the crap out of me now), or what the actual point of the article is? Was it just to say that our hourly wage is better for a bit, but then drops off as we sacrifice our careers for children?

Not exactly ground-breaking If so...

I just got that women were going to earn more than men which will ruin men by giving them all ED?

Obviously I wasn't the only one! It's not immediately apparent whether the author is pro- or anti- feminism (both of which frankly bore the crap out of me now), or what the actual point of the article is? Was it just to say that our hourly wage is better for a bit, but then drops off as we sacrifice our careers for children?

Not exactly ground-breaking If so...

****, and I was going to ask for a raise this year as well. Better not now.

Yeah pretty much.

I don't know about the rules regarding maternity leave. From what I can glean; women can get extended paid leave to look after a child, but men can't.

It seems a little unfair. After all the woman in question might be smarter, more driven, more qualified and have more prospects than her partner; but she will have to take leave just because someone needs to look after their child. If maternity leave was an option for men then maybe they could decide between themselves who will be better off working and who will be better off parenting.

****, and I was going to ask for a raise this year as well. Better not now.

After a quick look on the Gov website, I am extremely confused (a common theme, apparently). A father can apparently take up to 26 weeks of paternity if his partner goes back to work after 20 weeks. In both cases the pay is something appalling like £136 a week (or 90% of earnings, whichever is LESS). No real incentive for anyone to take the maximum time off.