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Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries by skarap on Friday March 04, 2016 @04:13AM (#11222775)
> 3) Gender-biased job preference due to genetically pre-disposed traits that are influenced by environment/culture: Possibly OK as long as culture has gender-equal expectations and opportunities.

Isn't expecting "gender-equal expectations and opportunities" strange if you agree with "Gender-biased job preference due to genetically pre-disposed traits"?

Why would culture expect a tall thin person and a short muscular person to be equally good at basketball and weightlifting?

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Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries by ljf on Friday March 04, 2016 @09:27AM (#11223862)
I wonder what percentage of all jobs have characteristics that a require a person to have a certain build or physique to be successful in that role?
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Re:Study Finds No Gender Gap in Tech Salaries by skarap on Friday March 04, 2016 @02:59PM (#11226477)
Who knows... Maybe it's the same white/blue collar worker separation?

On the other hand - I also find it hard to believe that the only difference between the sexes is the body build. Based on my engineers' mindset it would quite surprise me if two bodies which look and work different were wired totally alike. Though this line of thought is quite out of fashion.

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