Comments on: Are women too sensible? http://eicolab.com.au/2005/09/28/are-women-too-sensible/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:24 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zern http://eicolab.com.au/2005/09/28/are-women-too-sensible/comment-page-1/#comment-27007 Zern Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:02:28 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/?p=52#comment-27007 Good points Emma. Conventional business has traditionally valued (money, power, influence, fame) achievements over good, solid, rewarding and enriching relationships. Potential shallowness over depth. Perhaps this is about to change. So true about emotionally charged issues not being easily discussable. Despite our attempts/delusions at rationality, our emotions still overwhelms us a lot of the time. Good points Emma.

Conventional business has traditionally valued (money, power, influence, fame) achievements over good, solid, rewarding and enriching relationships. Potential shallowness over depth. Perhaps this is about to change.

So true about emotionally charged issues not being easily discussable. Despite our attempts/delusions at rationality, our emotions still overwhelms us a lot of the time.

]]> By: Emma McCreary http://eicolab.com.au/2005/09/28/are-women-too-sensible/comment-page-1/#comment-27004 Emma McCreary Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:58:51 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/?p=52#comment-27004 I think women are socialized to derive their value more form their relationships than their achievements. Some (not I) would argue that this is biological. But either way I'm not sure it is about being "sensible" - that sounds like a frontal-cortex motivation, and I think most of socialization is unconscious. But clearly it's a complex topic. =) The problem with getting to the heart of why gender differences happen is that it is so charged and everyone has an agenda (some with good reason, such as oppression) that there is more debate than truth-seeking, IMHO. I think women are socialized to derive their value more form their relationships than their achievements. Some (not I) would argue that this is biological. But either way I’m not sure it is about being “sensible” – that sounds like a frontal-cortex motivation, and I think most of socialization is unconscious. But clearly it’s a complex topic. =)

The problem with getting to the heart of why gender differences happen is that it is so charged and everyone has an agenda (some with good reason, such as oppression) that there is more debate than truth-seeking, IMHO.

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