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No, actually it stated the weaker VESSEL - which I interpret as physically weaker (due to women having much less testosterone) NOT intellectually weaker or lesser.

Of course, I can't lift 50 lb boxes all day - I 'get' it. However, most jobs have lifts, tools and devices which enable both men and women handle even these physically demanding jobs.

Yet, on average, in most occupations, women STILL earn a third less than their male counterparts. This is especially troubling financially since women need almost a third more income (on average) to maintain a similar standard of living as a man (re: clothes, toiletries, shoes, make up and care of children = a third MORE income needed by women).

Oh but, men are smarter . . a man always does a better job than a woman.

WRONG.

As I detailed in my lens showcased next, here are some facts from Professor Adrian Furnham (a leading psychologist) of University College London who compared (with his team) the IQs of men and women all over the world:

Men comprise the highest and lowest end on the spectrum of IQ - compared to women (a statistic that Universities have recognized for many years).

The thing is . . women around the globe come out slightly ahead of men in overall IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test OR Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores BUT women tend to give significantly lower estimates than men of their own intelligence - about five IQ points - while men tend to overestimate their intelligence.

Sadly, both men and women tend to think that males are smarter. (For example, their grandfathers are brighter than grandmothers, fathers brighter than mothers and sons brighter than daughters).

My feelings are purely this: if women were not bound to our sexist roles like doing 75% of the household chores and child rearing, we'd share equal female academic representation. There are only so many hours in the day to devote to studies (when so many girls, daughters and wives are expected to cook, clean, do laundry and CARE for others).

I wonder, I just wonder . . this small percentage of males who are at the top of the IQ spectrum . . if we could see HOW much free time these men had to devote to their intellectual development compared to the top ranking female scholars, would we see males who are waited on 'hand and foot' by their mothers?? Would we see that same equal time allotment of time for study in the top female scholars?

One more question: Since men also represent the LOWEST end of the IQ spectrum, how many men are 'hanging their hats' on the few males at the top. Again, men tend to overestimate their intelligence. Professor Furnham believes society sends messages to children right from birth.

How?

By not giving girls enough praise while praising boys for skills they don't always have.

Professor Furnham believes that's why men tend to get better paying jobs than women.