[OC] Women face greater Imposter Syndrome than Men, when starting Software Engineering Degrees, despite having similar high school averagesHistorical_Shop_3315 t1_j1trrko wrote
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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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