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nocuzzlikeyea13 t1_j1sogyg wrote

Reply to comment by Alyxra in [OC] Women face greater Imposter Syndrome than Men, when starting Software Engineering Degrees, despite having similar high school averages by GeorgeDaGreat123

I'm asking why you think that's the case? What's your theory as to why the data reflects that?

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throw_somewhere t1_j1tiy76 wrote

If you're curious about something, try looking it up, preferably on Google Scholar or some other more empirically robust place than Google.

Why ask a random Redditor what their theory is? They probably know just as little as you do. Laypeople really aren't knowledgeable enough to have plausible and well-informed theories outside their realm of expertise. Meanwhile there are scientists working on these problems for their entire lives, and their writings can be found relatively quickly.

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nocuzzlikeyea13 t1_j1xatxm wrote

I'm not actually a layperson, I have my own theory. I'm actually curious about what the consensus here is.

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Alyxra t1_j1uvxl5 wrote

I’m not sure.

If I had to guess I would say it’s probably due to evolutionary pressure from gender roles over thousands of years but that’s not backed up by any study.

I haven’t really researched this area much.

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Historical_Shop_3315 t1_j1trrko wrote

You could point to gender roles or biology. Men often try to make themselves exceptional in some way.

I cant find the source quickly but some reasearch found that men see about half the women they know as potential mates. This means women just need to be better than half to be considered by men. This isnt consciously done obviously but at some level most women are just tryig to be better than half.

Women only see 1-3 men as potential mates. Its a limited number independent of how many men they interact with. This means men need to excel or be exceptional in some way. If they arent then what is the point in trying.

In life this plays out as men reaching for extreems more often. And giving up if they wont be seen as exceptional.

If your not first, your last.

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