Some weeks at work...

...are really hard. Some weeks at work are good. This week was both.

*sigh*

I do not understand plagiarists...especially when they copy from lousy sources. If you're going to steal, steal from the best, dammit. You'll still get caught, but only your ethics (and not your taste, too) will be questioned.

Some weeks at work...

...are really hard. Some weeks at work are good. This week was both.

*sigh*

I do not understand plagiarists...especially when they copy from lousy sources. If you're going to steal, steal from the best, dammit. You'll still get caught, but only your ethics (and not your taste, too) will be questioned.

The case for women

Dan Abrams, author of Man Down, looks at contemporary gender-based studies to develop his subtitle: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else.

Looking at studies by a mixed-gendered bag of researchers, Abrams concludes that, as women begin to move into the higher levels of corporate and political power, their skills and endurance will shine. But although women have a variety of competitive advantages for life and work, in the United States they have only had legal status as the equal of men for ~100 years. Give it time, he argues.

A Yahoo! interview with Abrams about his findings is really fascinating - enough to make me want to buy the book. At one point, Abrams notes:

I was most surprised at how conclusive the evidence was for the fact that women tolerate pain better. They endure more pain throughout their lives, in more bodily areas and with greater frequency, according to researchers at the University of Bath. According to the medical journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, women have an average of 34 more nerve fibers per square centimeter of facial skin, while men have an average of 17. New research is suggesting the fact that women tend to endure pain more makes them more immune to it. It’s the old aphorism, “That which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”

The book itself is not a discussion of original research. Rather, it is a synthesis of some of the global research on gender differences done in the last 10-20 years. And it hasn't been easy to be the author of the book:

I already had one men’s rights group send a petition to get me fired from my job. They wrote, “Dan Abrams is penning a sexist book claiming male inferiority.” But this book is not about my musings or opinions. This is me approaching the topic like a lawyer. Is there some hyperbole in the headline? Sure, but the reality is the trends here are significant and important. The goal of this book is not be viewed as a feminist book but an objective book. Someone with no bias is examining the evidence and coming forth to say it’s compelling. I’ll get mocked by many men, but a woman who made the same findings would be discounted for writing this book because of her bias.

Bravo to Mr. Abrams.

The case for women

Dan Abrams, author of Man Down, looks at contemporary gender-based studies to develop his subtitle: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else.

Looking at studies by a mixed-gendered bag of researchers, Abrams concludes that, as women begin to move into the higher levels of corporate and political power, their skills and endurance will shine. But although women have a variety of competitive advantages for life and work, in the United States they have only had legal status as the equal of men for ~100 years. Give it time, he argues.

A Yahoo! interview with Abrams about his findings is really fascinating - enough to make me want to buy the book. At one point, Abrams notes:

I was most surprised at how conclusive the evidence was for the fact that women tolerate pain better. They endure more pain throughout their lives, in more bodily areas and with greater frequency, according to researchers at the University of Bath. According to the medical journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, women have an average of 34 more nerve fibers per square centimeter of facial skin, while men have an average of 17. New research is suggesting the fact that women tend to endure pain more makes them more immune to it. It’s the old aphorism, “That which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”

The book itself is not a discussion of original research. Rather, it is a synthesis of some of the global research on gender differences done in the last 10-20 years. And it hasn't been easy to be the author of the book:

I already had one men’s rights group send a petition to get me fired from my job. They wrote, “Dan Abrams is penning a sexist book claiming male inferiority.” But this book is not about my musings or opinions. This is me approaching the topic like a lawyer. Is there some hyperbole in the headline? Sure, but the reality is the trends here are significant and important. The goal of this book is not be viewed as a feminist book but an objective book. Someone with no bias is examining the evidence and coming forth to say it’s compelling. I’ll get mocked by many men, but a woman who made the same findings would be discounted for writing this book because of her bias.

Bravo to Mr. Abrams.