http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/06/09/women-in-skepticism/ Skepticism. Critical thinking. Podcast. Community. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/06/09/women-in-skepticism/#comment-436 Jim Lippard Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:04:09 +0000 http://www.dbskeptic.com/?p=88#comment-436 I think there's something to the criticism that skeptics tend to be people who are overly intellectual and underly (if that's a word) emotional, a characteristic that's also common among techies and other sorts of geeks. Women are less likely to go to extremes in that direction--they have a tendency to consider the emotional and social to be of greater importance. I think there’s something to the criticism that skeptics tend to be people who are overly intellectual and underly (if that’s a word) emotional, a characteristic that’s also common among techies and other sorts of geeks. Women are less likely to go to extremes in that direction–they have a tendency to consider the emotional and social to be of greater importance.

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