tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1206373709052249293..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is Gender Bias Really Real?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-51200687256060685452015-08-27T06:51:34.035-07:002015-08-27T06:51:34.035-07:00Agreed... many people get their ideas of executive...Agreed... many people get their ideas of executive behavior from Randian novels and reality TV shows, too. See my latest post.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90124227809241116012015-08-27T06:24:47.192-07:002015-08-27T06:24:47.192-07:00"Forceful and assertive"....I think a lo..."Forceful and assertive"....I think a lot of people got their ideas on executive behavior by watching JR Ewing on Dallas reruns. Most real-life successful executives possess considerable qualities of diplomacy and emotional intelligence.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-54580833184042815742015-08-26T13:40:35.506-07:002015-08-26T13:40:35.506-07:00I have one mommy and one daddy, and so did every o...I have one mommy and one daddy, and so did every other human life. While I was conceived by my mommy and daddy, my mommy carried me for the first 9 months of my life, and my daddy worked to support us. When it became necessary to defend mommy and me against invading alien people, my daddy left our home and joined with other men to act in self-defense. My daddy returned. The child matured. My mommy returned to school and work. The sex bias is intrinsic to human nature, and is the primary determinant of gender.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-49043200717312708622015-08-26T13:10:06.226-07:002015-08-26T13:10:06.226-07:00To add one more thing to my comment...
What's...To add one more thing to my comment...<br /><br />What's driving the deep political and philosophical division in the United States is a belief that we are losing our unique culture. Read any (reputable) guide for foreigners who are going to be traveling to, or living in, America. We have a culture that built this country into a great power, and it is worth preserving and bettering rather than radically transforming. This is true <br /><br />Here are some examples referencing the USA (and of course this applies to "most" Americans):<br />- Most diverse nation in the world, built by 500 years of immigration waves<br />- It is difficult to define the "typical American"<br />- Americans work hard during the weekday and look forward to weekends, and plan them ahead<br />- The country is geographically disconnected from most of the world (and why Canada and Mexico are largest trade partners)<br />- Most Americans are proud of their country, and consider themselves patriots. Do not make fun of the US.<br />- It is easy to adjust to American society and its people, because of its diversity<br />- Do not be too personal too soon, as privacy is valued. Don't just show up at a person's home without prior notification.<br />- Americans have fun and enjoy their free time<br />- Women and men are active in the business world<br />- Americans are impatient, but orderly. People are frustrated by queues, but do not try to jump ahead<br />- If you bump into someone, say "excuse me" or "beg your pardon"<br />- People will say hello or ask how you're doing, but this should not be taken seriously as an invitation to talk<br />- Americans do not make racial remarks or prejudicial cultural assumptions aloud<br />- Life is fast-paced, busy, even hectic. It is all about earning and making money though personal industry.<br />- People don't want to waste time on anything. Always be punctual. It is very rude to be late for any business appointment.<br />- America is generally casual in dress, and don't wear a lot of jewelry<br />- Americans see their country as "the world," and may not have an accurate sense of your country or follow foreign news<br />- Americans are conspicuously generous, and believe everyone should have the opportunity to succeed<br /><br />Do we have biases? Sure. Ever lived in another country? They have them, too. It's human. My concern is that this Lefty desire to turn rotten old America into heaven-on-earth will come from government action. It's nonsense. In trying to make everyone's outcomes equal and everyone's dreams possible, we will destroy everything that America is. That's what's at stake.<br /><br />It's not gender bias that's a problem. Of course it exists, and of course it is real. The question is: What do we do about it? I know I am sick of the do-gooders in government thinking they can regulate us into a just, moral and mindful utopia. They have biases, and don't know any more than anyone else. It would be refreshing if they just had the humility to admit it. This government of ours is too big, and it spends too much... to the point where it spends money it doesn't have.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-2177466310704509672015-08-26T10:46:51.757-07:002015-08-26T10:46:51.757-07:00The issue is not bias. Bias is inevitable. We ar...The issue is not bias. Bias is inevitable. We are human beings. We make judgments. It's part of life, whether right or wrong. If we try to police human judgment as an action of the mind, we will get thought control.<br /><br />The issue is: what are the remedies for bias? Are we to do nothing? Are we supposed to have centralized planning to correct it? Those are the key questions.<br /><br />If we do nothing, what happens? If we institute bureaucratic regulatory mandates, what happens?<br /><br />The human condition is real. Man is not perfectible. Life is not perfectible. The temptation is to think it can be. Or the other option is to learn, like orchestras have done by imposing their own blind auditions. The EEOC or OSHA did not come in and tell orchestras they had to do this. They chose to do it, and are ostensibly better for it.<br /><br />That is the question: is justice to be realized through awareness, leading to better choices and better outcomes? Or is it better that it is imposed by political judgments, legal/regulatory pronouncements and police power?<br /><br />For enduring, positive social change, I believe choice is the superior option.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-53816561485744803102015-08-26T10:13:00.002-07:002015-08-26T10:13:00.002-07:00A man hitting a woman is regarded worse than a wom...A man hitting a woman is regarded worse than a woman hitting a man. All would agree. <br /><br />If that is sexism, then I'm all for sexism. priss rulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-87894938348688704922015-08-26T09:14:09.666-07:002015-08-26T09:14:09.666-07:00re: In truth, women are constitutionally weaker th...re: In truth, women are constitutionally weaker than men<br /><br />That's an interesting choice of words, constitutionally?<br /><br />What does it mean?<br />http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/constitution<br />3. A person’s physical state with regard to vitality, health, and strength.<br /><br />So strength is only one of three parts. Are women weaker in vitality and health?<br /><br />We know that male babies have a higher probability of miscarriage, and infant death, and women live longer, outside of childbirth risks.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality#Cultural<br />----------<br />Genetic components results in newborn females being biologically advantaged when in comes to surviving their first birthday. Males, biologically, have lower chances of surviving infancy in comparison to female babies. <br /><br />Males are biologically more vulnerable to infections and conditions associated with prematurity and development. Before 1970, the reasons for male infant mortality were due to infections, and chronic degenerative diseases. However, since 1970, certain cultures emphasizing males has led to a decrease in the infant mortality gap between males and females. <br />----------<br /><br />So infant males are more fragile, more vulnerable to disease, but thanks to modern medicine, we have more of them surviving to become fragile boys and men.<br /><br />We can assume the upper body strength advantage of men will continue, despite the failure of civilization to allow the weak males to die, but these are only averages, but there's still bell curves to consider. <br /><br />Maybe the nerdy 90 lb weaklings who should have died are not really men by the old standards, but as long as the testosterone inspired bullies eventually get on in life digging their ditches for us all, we'll all get along fine with our unequal "constitutions."<br /><br />So the next test will see if there is a "testosterone bias". We know women have testosterone also, in lower amounts, but to higher relative effects.<br /><br />But lastly, I think the purpose of recognizing bias isn't for political correctness, but personal wisdom. Like if men known they act stupid around attractive women, then they should try to compensate for this deficit by various defensive strategies, especially keeping their wallets closed. And if women know they act stupid around testosterone-inflated men, they should make similar allowances in their weak moments. <br /><br />I've also wondered why most babies are so cute, and it makes sense parental judgment is also biased against their best life decisions, like how much debt to get into for their little pumpkin's future happiness.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com