> I think Holly is making some interesting points but based on my own personal > experiences I can't get my head around this notion that women aren't into > abstract ideas. But the fact that I think you work in computers Holly means > you must have the kind of mind usually accredited to males - focussed and > able to understand technology, etc. > Women's academic performance in Australia is by far ahead of males and they > stay at school longer, so the authorities are really concerned - it would > seem that female students here have the focus and analytical abilities and > there could be cultural reasons for this.
i don't think women have any less intellectual skill at all. and it's not that we can't grasp abstract ideas. i was very into abstract ideas and philosophy when i was young. but now, as with a lot of things, i can't justify spending time thinking about something that is not going to directly impact my life. i know what i think. i don't have to think about it. but that's just me... peace, h
