Isn't "what you said is bigoted but I didn't say you were" just weaseling?

[C-Mag]

And I don't mean to say that women can't learn spatial reasoning either. They are perfectly able to compete with us in those areas as a learned skill.

I work with female engineers, some are great some aren't. Most a good to very good with engineer estimates and CAD. However, typically, their biggest weakness is the field work. Being able to visual the design on the ground and see problems during construction.

My experience has been women are better in the office than in the field.

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

Ever wonder why there's a women's chess championship?

[Speaker to Animals]

And I don't mean to say that women can't learn spatial reasoning either. They are perfectly able to compete with us in those areas as a learned skill.

I work with female engineers, some are great some aren't. Most a good to very good with engineer estimates and CAD. However, typically, their biggest weakness is the field work. Being able to visual the design on the ground and see problems during construction.

My experience has been women are better in the office than in the field.

I remember before college, when I was an avionics troop, the females often had trouble visualizing which way to turn the speed handle to loosen a screw or bolt. Often, the thing would be up in a bulkhead somewhere and you would have to attach a universal joint to the speed handle with an extension and have to kind of reach up in there at an odd angle to get to it. They would actually try to act it out beforehand to try to visualize the thing and mock out which way they had to turn the handle. They could still do it just fine, but it should have been clear to me even then that spatial reasoning is not as natural to them as it is to us. A male troop wouldn't even think about it. They would figure out how to get the driver in there and just turn the handle in the correct direction. After a few years, they would (should) be a pro. So it's not like a permanent disqualifier or anything. They are just different than us.

I suspect the ability to read body language and probably a whole host of other skills are the same way for us: a learned skill for us but more natural for most women.

[C-Mag]

And I don't mean to say that women can't learn spatial reasoning either. They are perfectly able to compete with us in those areas as a learned skill.

I work with female engineers, some are great some aren't. Most a good to very good with engineer estimates and CAD. However, typically, their biggest weakness is the field work. Being able to visual the design on the ground and see problems during construction.

My experience has been women are better in the office than in the field.

I remember before college, when I was an avionics troop, the females often had trouble visualizing which way to turn the speed handle to loosen a screw or bolt. Often, the thing would be up in a bulkhead somewhere and you would have to attach a universal joint to the speed handle with an extension and have to kind of reach up in there at an odd angle to get to it. They would actually try to act it out beforehand to try to visualize the thing and mock out which way they had to turn the handle. They could still do it just fine, but it should have been clear to me even then that spatial reasoning is not as natural to them as it is to us. A male troop wouldn't even think about it. They would figure out how to get the driver in there and just turn the handle in the correct direction. After a few years, they would (should) be a pro. So it's not like a permanent disqualifier or anything. They are just different than us.

I suspect the ability to read body language and probably a whole host of other skills are the same way for us: a learned skill for us but more natural for most women.

Yep, military ASVAB test proves that out too. I sucked in the Clerical section of the test, most women suck at the mechanical.

[C-Mag]

Ever wonder why there's a women's chess championship?

Same reason theres a special Olympics 100 meter dash winner that is not Usain Bolt.

[TheReal_ND]

OK. Thanks, I guess. Honestly when you said "admitting how wrong we have been" I hoped you were talking about electing Trump. Oh well. Like I said, I'm a moderate Liberal, and not in that camp. I'm just not having it with the intolerant people far left of me. The moderates are left out of the national dialog at this point.

Please explain Brewster

[Fife]

Ever wonder why there's a women's chess championship?

Board game privilege.

[DBTrek]

Y'all talk smack but the King only moves one damn square at a time, and he can't enter a threatened spot.
Queen rules chess.

[brewster]

Ever wonder why there's a women's chess championship?

Board game privilege.

Oh don't start with the privilege crap!! I understood "white privilege". Sure, you're more likely to get a loan or a job and less likely to get stopped by a cop. But then discussing it, my wife started in with "thin privilege" and "smart privilege" and I lost it. Privilege is way too loaded a word for that, not every advantage you inherit or work hard for is a privilege!

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

Ever wonder why there's a women's chess championship?

Board game privilege.

White moves first, yo!