In computer engineering, I’ve observed the opposite effect from what Laura describes. Women are so rare (approximately 1 in 30 among American undergrads, probably much higher among foreign grad students) they seem to be treated very well. A few times it even interfered with my classwork, due to the ease of which a lone female student was able to monopolize the TA’s time (not that I’m blaming the student for this).
I think men both irrationally favor and disfavor women based on their gender. I think attractive women are a lot more likely to be favored. I’m not sure if women do the same, though I’d guess they do, just to lesser degrees.
If we are taking a “social engineering” viewpoint towards increasing male confidence, I would think the best thing would be for domestic women to just be more understanding towards under-confident men. Learning to be good in bed really isn’t rocket science, its just that its hard to acquire the sort of experience and honest feedback needed in order to develop those skills.
In computer engineering, I’ve observed the opposite effect from what Laura describes. Women are so rare (approximately 1 in 30 among American undergrads, probably much higher among foreign grad students) they seem to be treated very well. A few times it even interfered with my classwork, due to the ease of which a lone female student was able to monopolize the TA’s time (not that I’m blaming the student for this).
I think men both irrationally favor and disfavor women based on their gender. I think attractive women are a lot more likely to be favored. I’m not sure if women do the same, though I’d guess they do, just to lesser degrees.
If we are taking a “social engineering” viewpoint towards increasing male confidence, I would think the best thing would be for domestic women to just be more understanding towards under-confident men. Learning to be good in bed really isn’t rocket science, its just that its hard to acquire the sort of experience and honest feedback needed in order to develop those skills.