Posted by juniper on June 3, 2000, at 10:34:35
In reply to Re: Ratios--women to men, posted by SLS on June 3, 2000, at 8:39:42
though most of us don't use our real names,you
get a feel for the gender of people after a while.
(sometimes it is just intutition, and other times
a post will allude to the person's gender). i've
no conclusive idea, but i think that slightly more
women may post here. also, i have noticed that i
do not usually see posts by women that are tremendously
scientifically oriented.an interesting tidbit i ran into a while ago was
linking the prevalence of such antianxiety drugs
as valium and halcion with the period in history
when women were ideally "supposed" to be calm,
doting mothers, wifes, and housecleaners. the
expectation has changed and now women are expected
to be these, plus go getters in the workplace...and
the drugs of choice have changed, from benzodiazopines
to antidepressants that hopefully give more
energy and perhaps allow greater coping mechanisms
for women stretched too thin.peace to all,
juniper
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