{"id":9174,"date":"2011-04-30T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2011-04-30T10:02:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T15:02:49","slug":"why-do-women-see-the-world-in-shades-of-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2011\/04\/30\/why-do-women-see-the-world-in-shades-of-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do women see the world in shades of gray?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is interesting. A study<\/a>, report\u00a0in The Atlantic, <\/em>finds that the sexes interpret the world differently, with men more likely to judge it in black-and-white terms. Women see more shades of gray.<\/p>\n

Hmmm, do you know any organizations with all-male leadership? Or blogs with lots of male commenters? I leave it to you to draw any possible connections. The Atlantic<\/em> write-up concludes, “Willingness to see the world in complex shades of gray… could give women an edge in leading the companies of the future.” Not sure what that might mean.<\/p>\n

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The male subjects were far more likely to assert that the objects were completely in or out of a particular category. The women, on the other hand, were more likely to reject absolute answers in favor of the “somewhat” (or “it’s not that simple”) option. 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