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Freud explains why there aren't more women entrepreneurs
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Though most of the article remains very relevant when you take it out of the "this is the way it has been for thousands of years" mold which doesn't really have incredibly ironclad evidence and recognize that our present society does present these barriers for women.
But I do think that overcoming our perceptions is not a matter of overcoming hardwired notions, but societally reinforced norms which can seem awfully hardwired.
Considering Freud's theories have never been proven to have a basis in reality, and considering this woman is an entrepreneur and has no apparent expertise in the field she's commenting on, I'd advise you not to give her conjecture much weight.
Freud wasn't just "sexsexsexsexsex".
"How can we make more women successful? Without fundamental changes in how men and women perceive attractiveness, it will be difficult to change the status quo. ... what about making the next "Carrie Bradshaw" a hardworking tech entrepreneur?"
is taken by men.
I think that the "reason" that there are fewer female entrepreneurs and hackers than men is because of this psuedo-sexist ideology.
Why must it be attractive for a female to be powerful in order for her to succeed? Screw how good you look. Do what you love and you'll be surrounded by people who appreciate you and what you do.
Personally, I believe the disparity lies not in social overtones of popularity, attractiveness and potential as a mate; I believe that the disparity is primarily due to lack of mentorship, education and people telling women, specifically in this case, that they can excel as an entrepreneur if they choose.
My guess, though, is that this disparity is not going to last very long. Gender differences continue to grow smaller in other fields and instances; why not starting companies? Or, at least, it is my very sincere hope that this is the case. Partially because it makes me sad every time 100 guys on HN try and figure out what's wrong with women.
Interesting take on things, especially from a woman. Typically, this stance: "How can we make more women successful? Without fundamental changes in how men and women perceive attractiveness, it will be difficult to change the status quo. ... what about making the next "Carrie Bradshaw" a hardworking tech entrepreneur?" is taken by men. I think that the "reason" that there are fewer female entrepreneurs and hackers th…
Women are in general more interested in having babies than men.
Women are also just different than men in some way, not just physically, but socially.
We should close gender gap where possible, but we shouldn't insist on equal gender balance if women really don't like to go into the same career that men goes into.
Interesting take on things, especially from a woman. Typically, this stance: "How can we make more women successful? Without fundamental changes in how men and women perceive attractiveness, it will be difficult to change the status quo. ... what about making the next "Carrie Bradshaw" a hardworking tech entrepreneur?" is taken by men. I think that the "reason" that there are fewer female entrepreneurs and hackers th…
I will just say the politically incorrect things: Women are in general more interested in having babies than men. Women are also just different than men in some way, not just physically, but socially. We should close gender gap where possible, but we shouldn't insist on equal gender balance if women really don't like to go into the same career that men goes into.
Do you mean that, because women are capable of carrying a child to term that they are more interested in copulating?
Do you mean to say that women want to have and raise children more than men?
I'm not sure I understand your point.
As to "Women are also just different than men in some way, not just physically, but socially", all I can say is this was much more true 50 years ago than it is today, but that doesn't mean that it's not true now. What I (as well as the author of the article) was trying to address is: Why?
"We should close gender gap where possible, but we shouldn't insist on equal gender balance if women really don't like to go into the same career that men goes into."
Who is advocating forcing people to do things?