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Re:Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the... by Zenst on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:15PM (#20307260)
The whole mentality of presuming those that do not win will try try again and learn from the experience often ignores that for some, it is logical to learn from the experience and move on in another direction all together.

Hence a further deeper study would be inciteful. Did those who did not try again, try something else and shift focus and how well did they do in that new focus. That would be the biggest question.

Re:Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the... by noobiemcfoob on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:25PM (#20307374)
Follow this strategy too many times and you're out of new foci. It's particularly concerning if you're more fragile against the early challenges associated with a new endeavor. Many things won't look fruitful until you stick with them long enough to see over the first hill.
Re:Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the... by colechristensen on Friday June 28, 2019 @03:51PM (#20308203)
Risk-taking diversity has value in a population.

It is believable that there are sex and age based differences in the distribution of risk taking as a result of both culture and biology. Bias for or against an individual based on these tendencies is wrong when used to pre-judge that person.

What about the outcome bias for people or groups with differing risk tendencies?

Is it morally necessary to compensate for different risk strategies? Which ones and to what degree? Which sources of cause should get this privilege and which shouldn't?

There is a vocal group that insists that any disparity in outcome needs to be corrected, at least for their preferred groups.

There is another that insists that it is immoral to punish (in any way) the hard work and other characteristics that lead to success outcomes.

Re:Do Women Give Up Competing More Easily? Evidence from the... by noobiemcfoob on Friday June 28, 2019 @04:15PM (#20308420)
You...really seem to be reading into my post. Moral necessity for rewarding different risk strategies?

No, I'm not making any overarching claims to be taken up and enforced by a government or similar entity. And diversity of most sorts has value in a population.

Actually, my biggest take away from all this is that it is even more important to stop framing things as zero-sum competitions and more as collaborations where an individual can find a space fitting of their grit, skills and interests.