Why are women not interested in problem solving?

[ice109]

Huh? Since when is Playdoh only a boys' toy? EVERY kid plays with Playdoh. Same with something like a snowcone maker or a create your own book. I had all of those as a kid, and they were never considered boys' toys.

how could you miss the point? i googled boy's toys and girl's toys and found recommendations from a fairly popular site. i didn't have to support the fact that i believed these were the toys little girls and boys played with; it was granted to me by the titles of the pages. if you really want to challenge the reputability of my source, I'm sure that i can find much more offensive sites.

 

[Moonbear]

how could you miss the point? i googled boy's toys and girl's toys and found recommendations from a fairly popular site. i didn't have to support the fact that i believed these were the toys little girls and boys played with; it was granted to me by the titles of the pages. if you really want to challenge the reputability of my source, I'm sure that i can find much more offensive sites.

I didn't miss the point, I STRONGLY disagree with it. I DO doubt the reputability of the source. C'mon, what girl HASN'T played with Playdoh? It's a completely gender-neutral "toy." Heck, when I was a kid, I think more girls than boys might have had it. They might have just been struggling to fill out the list. The real problem is that people would seek out sites to tell them that some toys are boy toys and others girl toys. If you know any little girls, you'd realize they LOVE creative things just as much as boys. Arts and Crafts type things (which includes Playdoh) are equally loved by both genders.

 

[ice109]

I didn't miss the point, I STRONGLY disagree with it. I DO doubt the reputability of the source. C'mon, what girl HASN'T played with Playdoh? It's a completely gender-neutral "toy." Heck, when I was a kid, I think more girls than boys might have had it. They might have just been struggling to fill out the list. The real problem is that people would seek out sites to tell them that some toys are boy toys and others girl toys. If you know any little girls, you'd realize they LOVE creative things just as much as boys. Arts and Crafts type things (which includes Playdoh) are equally loved by both genders.

umm you disagree with the thesis that the reason there are more males than females in rigorous sciences is because of societal norms? maybe i should've read the thread after all.