Comments on: Gender Dynamics

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:03:03 +0000

They gain status the same way men do: by carving out a high-status role for themselves. They just do it differently.”

Heh... the obvious question: High status roles,in the eyes of what grouping?

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:19:36 +0000

I'm not sure you and Ms. McArdle are talking about the same things. It would also be a mistake for you or Ms. McArdle to generalize to all men or all women in this manner.

By: Patrick T. McGuire

Patrick T. McGuire — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:22:34 +0000

Indeed, I’ve been at parties where the arrival of the world’s tallest female econoblogger caused, in short order, a clustering of males around said econoblogger.

Were these beta males?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:21:27 +0000

I think you're arguing past each other James. Megan isn't saying that the women don't get the same level of attention as the men, just that the women are not the ones controlling the course of the conversation.

If you think back to your own observations, was the woman at the center of attention steering the conversation, or was she just the target of it?

By: Dodd

Dodd — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:21:18 +0000

Indeed, I’ve been at parties where the arrival of the world’s tallest female econoblogger caused, in short order, a clustering of males around said econoblogger.

Clearly you attend better parties than I do.