Wow, I thought I was tired

Wow, I thought I was tired. I was when I finished reading this: Why can’t a woman be more like a man?

All I have to say at the moment (apart from “I am SO tired of this senseless debate of biological sexes being the answer to every #$#$#$# thing”) is that it would be so nice to just read once – only once – in an article like this that “even if there is a big difference in who enrolls where” and "even if there are biological differences between the sexes” why on earth wouldn’t the “upbringing and sociology pressure (what would be called ‘group behaviour’ and ‘peer pressure’) play a role in these choices that we all make"?

Not to be the one who argues that it is wrong to claim that [more] women in general would be described as ‘nurturing’ than men, but seriously, when was it considered to be a good thing for a man to be nurturing? Isn’t it a fact, that it would be a little like a circle argument to try and really distinguish between why women are like this and why men are like that since no one of us are really free from peer pressure and society laws and traditions?

And, like I think I have said a million times, “as one asks one receives answers”. (I am sure this expression is not like that in English, since I just translated it so but still, “make the hypothesis based on the answer you want it to say”?!?!)

Maybe, just maybe, women and men are more similar than not? Maybe the differences between us are smaller than the differences within each group?!?! (I am so tempted to just say ‘look at all the queer people around you and try and fit them into a stupid “boys do this and girls do that” reasoning.’)

I mean, the article states that one of the reasons so many women are vets are because “veterinary medicine would be a dream job for the scientifically gifted but empathy-driven female. This challenging and exciting field appeals to the feminine pro­pensity to protect and nurture—and the desire to work with living things.” Sure. I guess that is why there aren’t an abundance of female MDs? Because they are not working in an emotional environment? But surely women are prone to be nurses…. (sarcasm anyone?) Geezzz. And yes, I know that the MDs’ specialties where you find most females are pediatrics and geriatrics. The male stuff; surgeons and pathologists. Of course I think that has nothing to do with the machismo attitude found in the surgeons’ quarters or the slight strangeness altogether about pathology?!? (Yes, sarcasm is here and it is going to stay.)

I am going to make a bold statement, and especially since I don’t like writing things as hard statements but still – I have thought about this for a while.

What if the main reason for certain subjects, say math and physics, are so heavily male dominated (or even saying that the top notch 4 in almost any specialty field) is because there is/was an attitude that it is ok for a man to be egocentric and focused on one thing and one thing only, whereas women are more likely to be taught to take care of others and by jolly God not put their [own and personal] needs in first place. Always have a focus on youself as a team player (“What does that implicate for others, dear?”) rather than looking at oneself and ones happiness and wants (“You can do this and don’t care what others think they are just jealous”)?!

Something to do with that power thing that has been a key player in most of the decisions/laws/traditions since for ever in history?! That it is nice to keep it all structured and good and let women stay home and not be educated since then there is a likelihood that [certain] men can feel threatened by them. (Why on earth would it otherwise have been ok for women in the upper classes to read and write as long as they never pretended they did?!?!? Or voiced an opinion. Of course they didn’t want to… Sure…)

Anyone with half a brain will understand the use of men and women in the second to last paragraph.

And I really didn’t want to write this today since I have too much to be worried about anyway. Like I read at PropterDoc “'Lifting a Ton of Feathers".

I am going home now. The feathers will have to wait until tomorrow. I am sure they will feel as heavy then. If they haven’t blown away by the gusty winds that are bound to happen tonight, that is.