[hinckley buzzard]

And this underlies an obvious killer fact for the politics of equality: equality of opportunity is not the same thing as equality of outcome.

Yet another wheel is reinvented. Next thing, they may discover the New World.

[SkyDancer]

"...are less good at higher maths"

as men are bad at grammar.

"tend in general to be less aggressive"

I'd like to go one-on-one with this guy at air combat maneuvering ... should be fun ....

"The tragedy of feminism is that it has been dogged, or perhaps I should say bitched, by a lot of fixed ideas and unquestioned beliefs."

Usually by men.

[Sherman Logan]

Absolutely idiotic headline.

Of course women are equal. However, they are quite different.

For that matter, no two people of whatever sex are identical, although they are all equal.

[Bookwoman]

Actually, in many ways, they are superior.

[mckenzie7]

Frankly, I tend to love the difference!

Where is the competition anyway, except in NOW’s idiotic minds!

[Bobalu]

Groups are certainly different.

If you belong to a group that statistically does not excel in a certain area, that means nothing to you as an individual.

[Sherman Logan]

there are plenty of ferocious females and Wodehouse aunts, and plenty of men who are shrinking violets

Quite a few of them in the Wodehouse stories.

My family has been watching the absolutely wonderful Jeeves/Wooster series from UK starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Frye. Highly recommended. Bertie and a good number of his friends would probably run in terror from a shrinking violet.

[timm22]

"Such generalisations never apply to an individual, of course... any one woman might be brilliant.

Similarly, while women tend in general to be less aggressive and more conciliatory, there are plenty of ferocious females and Wodehouse aunts, and plenty of men who are shrinking violets – with obvious implications for their working lives.

I thought it would be worth reemphasizing these lines from the article before everyone starts trying to contradict it with anecdotal evidence.

[J40000]

All the feminists I know and am married to thinks that women are MORE equal than men. ;-)

[GOPGuide]

Wow.

This thread sure brought out a lot of female freepers.

[DejaJude]

although – for instance – women are underrepresented at the extremes of intelligence and statistically are less good at higher maths,

I must admit that I could never quite grasp the concept that x,y or z = a number. However, I can balance a checkbook. I know that writing checks for over the balance in my account will result in, at the very least, fines, and at the most, criminal indictments.

[Bellflower]

Men and woman, one man and one woman equals together one. The two shall become one. We compliment and finish each other.