tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post4213767539572698948..comments2020-06-13T10:42:05.519+01:00Comments on Inconsequentials: Women Are Cleverer Than MenFullabeanzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13321640946016234662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-18846814545070374932012-07-18T00:02:18.496+01:002012-07-18T00:02:18.496+01:00Thanks for putting the record straight.
I totall...Thanks for putting the record straight. <br /><br />I totally respect your choices (not that you should care if I do or don't of course). It's further evidence of improved equality between men and women that is to be welcomed. I wouldn't have any qualms about doing the same with my family if the situation was the same here.Fullabeanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321640946016234662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-46585562476333546862012-07-17T23:49:30.895+01:002012-07-17T23:49:30.895+01:00I share your interests. The graphic is there to il...I share your interests. The graphic is there to illustrate the kind of lazy sexist stereotyping the Sunday Times article plays to.Fullabeanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321640946016234662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-31772239843361719562012-07-17T10:12:12.438+01:002012-07-17T10:12:12.438+01:00I don't believe the graphic was necessary.
- ...I don't believe the graphic was necessary.<br /><br />- A man with zero interest in sports, limited interest in TV and virtually infinite interest in family, children, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-77796328018535154292012-07-16T13:46:21.062+01:002012-07-16T13:46:21.062+01:00Hi Fullabeanz. I am indeed the real Helena and you...Hi Fullabeanz. I am indeed the real Helena and you have a very good point. I have the utmost respect for my husband and neither he nor I take IQ tests seriously (he has a higher IQ than me!) I was asked to make a lighthearted comment on the subject, as the main breadwinner in our household. My academic background and career path have meant that it makes more sense for me to go back to work and my husband to raise our daughter, rather than vice versa. I don't equate that choice with intelligence levels but am grateful for having worked hard on a good degree that has opened doors and enabled us to make that choice. I'm a feminist but not a man-basher!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-81581821237798965772012-07-15T21:19:27.240+01:002012-07-15T21:19:27.240+01:00My point is that IQ tests shouldn't be taken s...My point is that IQ tests shouldn't be taken seriously as a measure of potential or even current intelligence. The article is clearly light hearted but this kind of media hype around a "study" (the headline claiming that this study proves women were cleverer than men, for example) can be taken out of context and used by some to back their prejudices. If you are the real Helena, I'm afraid you are painted as one of these types of people, perhaps unfairly?<br /><br />The shame is that this kind of article trivialises a serious issue which is that boys are indeed falling behind girls academically at school. More seriously, it may even firm up a belief that some may hold that this is a natural and genetic outcome... that females are just cleverer than males. When in fact, boys are being let down by parents and schools, badly.<br /><br />Happy to amend my post if you'd like to clarify your views which, no doubt, are more sophisticated that than the Sunday Time journalist lets on.Fullabeanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321640946016234662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285074778703952555.post-74709087266827076472012-07-15T20:43:15.433+01:002012-07-15T20:43:15.433+01:00Fullabeanz, I really wouldn't take articles li...Fullabeanz, I really wouldn't take articles like this too seriously. And be careful what you write :)<br />Helena.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com