Women Definition and 179 Threads

''Movies and television shows are full of scenes where a man tries unsuccessfully to interact with a pretty woman. In many cases, the potential suitor ends up acting foolishly despite his best attempts to impress. It seems like his brain isn’t working quite properly and according to new...

I study biology, and I have observed that in undergraduate and postgraduate classes the majority of students are female. However, in senior positions from post-doc to professors, there is a strong bias towards males. What could be causing these patterns? How can a woman increase her chances...

This emerged from random thoughts on a story about a victim of domestic violence: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16201961 Human rights groups in Bangladesh have demanded a severe punishment for the husband of a young wife who allegedly cut off most of her right hand. I believe we never...

Why is it that women like flowers, where as men are indifferent.

Alright, so my girlfriend and I are planning to go to the Renaissance Fair tomorrow morning. I'd leave my house around 8:30 and pick her up at 9. She offered to cook me breakfast tomorrow morning before we leave, but I declined, since I'd already be waking up at 8am as it is, and I don't want to...

or perhaps are they more apt to commit crimes of opportunity? Every couple of months (at most here) there are front-page stories about people stealing money from small businesses and municipalities. Almost exclusively, these people are women. Treasurers, bookkeepers, tax-collectors, mostly...

This tendency has always baffled me-- or at least, it is a tendency I have observed-- that men are very interested in looking at pictures of women or videos of women and most women have little to no interest in pictures or videos of men. Is this something others have also observed, or has my...

I'm a huge dork and very socially anxious. I have a hard time approaching women, but fortunately I am quite attractive (I am told). Whenever I go out anywhere I am approached by really attractive women (by conventional standards), and as a result, I never really need to approach women for the...

Why do some people think women "suck" at science and math? I am a mechanical engineering major. I love science and math. I am very good at the two. I ran into this forum where these people argued over whether or not women are good at science or math. Surprisingly a lot of men said women are...

Personally, I have never seen any case of street harassment of women, but I have always been in good parts of the cities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12771938Is this really a problem in North America or Europe? I know it can be really bad in other parts of world and those cultures don't...

Anyone here ever have anything like that? I'm not the best looking man in the world, but what is this about? I've never been involved with a woman who was already involved. But married women often, I do mean often, cozy right up to me real fast. I'm getting the impression that the guys in my...

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/why-women-really-are-better-at-almost-everything-q-a-with-author-dan-abrams-2460114/ Turns out, chicks are better than us at just about everything they do. We are left with better driving, better map reading, and better vision, better at some sports and...

I will present now a case for why men, whom shall henceforth be known as "the superiors", are better than women, whom shall be known as "the inferiors". The superiors are greater than the inferiors because they use the bathroom for #1, #2, and taking a shower. And each takes less than 10...

Not sure whether this is a relationship topic, social science, or a bit of both. The title of the thread may also be misleading. The issue I was thinking of is how dating and relationships would work if women became economically dominant in the way men used to be (and still are in some ways...

Do women find men in wheelchairs attractive?

I am not sure of the political forum is appropriate, since I am interested in evolutionary reasons primarily. Western society right now is probably a historical high point for women. You look at society across the world, throughout time, and consistently you see women treated as less then...

Famous quote of 2010, earthquakes caused by women dressing "immodestly". It was even published in the Iranian press. An Iranian cleric blamed earthquakes on women who dress "immodestly" and lead young men "astray". Can it be true? After all, these guys are smart enough to build a nuclear bomb...

It is my general experience and observation that women are more true and intense lovers than men. Though, I myself am a male, there is no reason to lie about it. And, well, I'm not a cheater. What is your thinking on this?

Women: good ways you've been approached Lots of guys don't have the confidence to talk to girls, thinking they will be labelled ''creepy'' for just starting a random conversation with a girl they find attractive. So ladies, from your experience, what kinds of approaches work to start a good...

Okay, seriously? I reckon I'm a bit socially awkward at first, I've dated a few women, but now I'm 27 and nothing has worked out. I've recently been trying dating sites, but yeah the only messages I get are from women I have no interest in... I'm sorry but 21, three kids type, no schooling...

As Stephen Colbert pointed out http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599202066700 Amendment XIV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Emphasis mine. Yet Scalia voted for corporate personhood. Frankly, I don't know what to say. How did this...

Listen up, guys! :biggrin: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_male_dancing Although I'm not sure if the conclusion should be that women are more attracted to flamboyant dancing. It could just be that dancers who move around a lot are generally perceived as better...

Is there a general trait among women...to keep no secrets? I've been in a relationship with a wonderful girl for several long months now, and have known her for quite a bit longer...she is wonderful, and I love her to pieces, but we recently began to have "intimate" encounters, and lately I'm...

I will be very interested if someone has any studies about women status in Afghanistan through out the history (or before Soviet, during Soviet, post, and American). Second if there has been any study on the comparision of people welfare in all those periods. I made this post in Wikileaks...

Well personally i like girls, and i like them a lot and i also like math and physics and want to become a Electrical Engineer. I don't why the media portraits as if you are smart in sicience you must be dumb in social relationships. For me life is about finding balance so why can't you be...

Hello all! I'm currently entering my sophomore year as a physics major at a uni with a pretty good program. Right now (and has been for quite some time) I have plans on studying astrophysics and am working towards a B.S in Physics and Astronomy (yes my university has a degree to allow the...

Are Intelligent, Socially Awkward Males Unsuccessful Women Due to Being "Shallow?" As the title, Are Intelligent, Socially Awkward Males Unsuccessful Women Due to Being "Shallow?", would suggest, my hypothesis is that we (or at the very least, "I") have had trouble talking and dealing with...

http://blogs.bnet.com/management/?p=1735&tag=nl.e713 Should men think twice before setting a scary movie date?

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/05/18/poll-men-lie-more-than-women-no-really/?hpt=Sbin Who wants first shot at the punch-line?

I don't know what to say about this other than to wonder what this guy was thinking. :rolleyes: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100419/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_earthquakes_promiscuity" I love the reaction though...

The "area for sexual pursuit" is 2.5 times larger in the male brain than in the female brain. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1976274,00.html :biggrin:

Yesterday I got into a discussion with a girl from school about how women are generally more emotional thinkers than men. What mean is that they base their decisions more heavily on how they feel 'in their heart' rather than possibly looking at the big picture. It's more of a personal (dare I...

Homework Statement I'm getting fairly frustrated seeing as I've been working on this 'easy' problem for several hours yet still can't get the correct solution. The problem is as follows: A 180 lb- man and a 120-lb woman stand side by side at the same end of a 300-lb boat, ready to dive, each...

On last night's Rachel Maddow show, Bill Wolff made the claim that if women are allowed to compete in Olympic ski jumping, the competition must be changed to make it "fair". He said that women are at a disadvantage because of "less mass". He even mentions F=ma. But isn't his assumption totally...

:/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6199822/Women-cannot-keep-a-secret-for-longer-than-47-hours.html" That reminds me of a joke; The three fastest ways of communication in the world; telephone, television and tell a women. Still need a faster way? ... Tell her...

This thread is to honor the 200th birthday of the great Charles Darwin coming up this February. Anyway, back to the topic at-hand. I hypothesize that the reason why female humans wear high-heeled shoes ("pumps") is to gain a deceptive advantage in their physical height. This will make them...

Hi this is my question : people often say that there are a lot more women than men in Russia. if we look at the statistics, it is true. but now, if we look at a age pyramid, and concentrate on young populations, we see with an age pyramid, that in 2005 there is an equal male-female...

I was reading the news and there is a report of many women in Turkey have opted for abortion after having received the rubella virus vaccine during their pregnancy. In light of the recent discussion of the flu-vaccine I thought it might be of interest. These women were not properly counseled...

Did attractive women actually benefit from feminism? Or was it just a way to allow for unattractive women to vent their frustrations against how "easy" attractive women had their lives? Rush Limbaugh describes feminism as "a misguided way to allow unattractive women into the mainstream."...

How do you "read" the flirting traffic signals women send men? Have you noticed that when you're around someone you feel attracted to, you feel different on the inside than you do when you're around someone you aren't attracted to? Well, apparently we send off subtle body language signals when...

Hello, I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice to a women in such a male dominated field. I'm a sophomore-almost-junior math major, physics minor and as much as i try not to i can't help but feel somewhat inferior compared to my classmates, even when i KNOW i am doing just as well or better...

We've all heard people from time to time in their conversations ask about this riddle. Many say that they're all fat and don't know why men care about them, etc. This is what some think evolution says, plus some alternative views. I like to test ideas. What's everyone's take on this? ...

Any tips for someone who never tried it before (when he was sane)? I guess asking a woman out should be for the insaners.

Now this is a question that not only bugs me but all the other male programmers I know in South-Africa (I do'nt know how it is in other countries): How many female programmers are there? And how and at what age do they get interested in programming? I have heard that most female programmers...

I'm not looking for any causal explanations, i.e. "men stop making testosteron which causes baldness". I'm not saying this is the case - just so you know what i mean. But is there a reason evolutionary reason, or anything similar, that men lose their hair whereas women don't?

I'm noticing a pattern here. It seems to me that women love grabbing a roller and throwing some paint on the walls. Which I find appealing. It's a general stereotype I'm looking at as a possibility: guys tear down motors; women shop for shoes; guys go hunting; women dip brushes. This whole women...

Found this article on mental_floss, http://digg.com/general_sciences/4_Women_Who_Rocked_Physics" .

who do you think is smarter,men or women?

I saw on a Sunday TV show 'The Big Questions' that the Church is the only institution that is still allowed to be sexist. Women are not allowed to be appointed as bishops. Surely the modernisation of religion is overdue in our secular society? I believe that the adoption of a total religious...

Hello, I am looking at the stats for a particular academic test: - In 2007, 11 women out of 50 candidates took the test; there were only 3 women among the 16 successful candidates. - In 2009, 12 women out of 52 candidates took the test; there was only 1 woman women among the 14 successful...