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Re:The cognitive differences between men and women by closeparen on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @06:47PM (#14963703)
People are adaptable. You don't need to behave the same way at work as you do in your dating life. We should not be enforcing standards of gendered behavior in a business context because they increase attractiveness.

In fact this is a common form of sexual harassment - telling women they ought to make themsleves more attractive to you (smile, dress a certain way, etc) when you are strangers or colleagues.

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Re:The cognitive differences between men and women by jules on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @05:31AM (#14966903)
Who said anything about telling others at work to make themselves more attractive? We're talking about people making themselves more attractive, such as men who purposely avoid appearing sensitive, and why men do that.

You said:

> Being a sensitive man, an ambitious/aggressive woman, etc. is not and should not be treated like obesity.

My point is that being a sensitive man is treated like obesity, and I mentioned the most powerful driver behind men acting more stoic than they naturally would. Note that I have not made a single normative statement in this thread. I'll make the first one now: if you truly care about not reinforcing gender stereotypes, you should tackle the source not the symptom.

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