Leonard Washington Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Fathers of young girls, keep up the good work! :thumbsup: Women dominate at universities. The second instalment of our five-day series on the gender gap at school and beyond looks at what's motivating the high achievers.In a computer lab at McGill University's McConnell Engineering building, doctoral student Carmen Au patches digital images together to create a panoramic mosaic from a random smattering of snapshots. Environmental biologist Louise Henault Ethier's adventure in vermicomposting has 5 million worms devouring garbage in the rooftop greenhouse of Concordia University's Henry F. Hall building. Olivia Chiu, a master's student in robotics, is just home from a research trip to McGill's marine research lab in Barbados, where she's trying to teach a flipper-powered underwater robot to navigate through coral reefs without a human directing its every paddle. When university administrators and professors talk about the gender revolution taking place on campus these days, they aren't simply struck by the quantity of female students. It's the quality, reflected in high grades, disciplined study habits and the ability to focus on getting the job done. Everywhere you look, bright women are putting their passions to the test, eager to reinvent the world or go to the moon, tackle pollution, cancer and world hunger. Individually, there are plenty of boys who shine as brightly in their chosen fields as the women in their classes. As a group, however, young women often get better grades, take less time to complete their studies and collect more prizes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I've got so much evidence contrary to the thread title it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Then why can't they learn to drive? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 And why do most of them lack common sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 This article was probably written by some butt-ugly nerdy woman who hates men because no one will do her or some middle age bald guy who likes to go home, dress up in leather, and have some woman whip him until he bleeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 A few female members of the board will be here shortly to squawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Then why can't they learn to drive? :whoknows: Men have better spacial capacity. :readnews: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 :laugh: I must admit I'm surprised by the comments. I think the better and faster claim can be disputed but in my experience there is no doubt that women have just as much intellectual potential as men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 They may learn faster but it still doesn't erase the fact that Men can pee standing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I'm more inclined to take this type of hypothesis with a grain of salt cause it says jack squat about the individual. The title of the thread, "Women learn better, faster" can be easily misconstrued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 They may learn faster but it still doesn't erase the fact that Men can pee standing up. there was that one invention about a year ago that enabled women to pee standing up either way, yeah, they may learn faster, and I do know they are more driven to do their schoolwork on the whole. Doesn't necessarily mean that they outpace men in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 From recent experience at my snooty prestigious university, I don't buy that they learn better or faster. I do buy that they have better study habits, and care more about their schoolwork. They are certainly capable of doing the work required of them at this level however. My general impression is that in the world at large and even at the Ivy League level, the overall level of intelligence is the same, but the distributions are different. I think there are greater proportions of extremely stupid and extremely intelligent males compared to females, who tend to cluster closer to the middle. This is somewhat offset at the higher levels by the aforementioned better work ethic in schools displayed by female students. There are tons of fairly brilliant guys at Ivies who slack off, loaf around, and pursue their own intellectual interests while skating through their normal courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 But can they configure the remote???? AH HA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I have evidence from a very detailed and comprehensive scientific study that intellectually males and females are equal, but I don't think this is relevant to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Looks play a major part in the grades too, I've seen it with my own eyes... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-O-G Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Name one important thing a woman invented. I can't think of one. I kid, I Kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Looks play a major part in the grades too, I've seen it with my own eyes... :laugh: Spoken like an ugly fat boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 You're all big dumb dummies. Coooleeey, everyone lacks common sense. So whateva. Rinceypoo, everyone is a bad driver in your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seems now a days girls are definitely learning quicker and faster on how to be whores, if only I was in high school now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seems now a days girls are definitely learning quicker and faster on how to be whores, if only I was in high school now. Oh yes ... so quick to call girls whores and be degrading ... but it's acceptable for men to just hump whomever they want whenever they want? Nice double standard smartass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Seems now a days girls are definitely learning quicker and faster on how to be whores, if only I was in high school now. Spoken like an ugly fat boy Repeated for truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Oh yes ... so quick to call girls whores and be degrading ... but it's acceptable for men to just hump whomever they want whenever they want? Nice double standard smartass. All men are whores that goes without saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hogg Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Learn to get back in the effin kitchen and make me some pancakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Rinceypoo, everyone is a bad driver in your eyes. True dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Learn to get back in the effin kitchen and make me some pancakes. You forgot the faster after pancakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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