'Men smarter than women'
26/08/2005 06:53 - (SA)

London - Men on average have a higher IQ than women, according to a forthcoming British study that reignites the perennial battle of the sexes.

In a paper to appear in the British Journal of Psychology in November, Paul Irwing and Richard Lynn said men's IQs are on average five points higher than those of women.

This, the two professors argue, is why men - who also have larger brains - are more likely to win Nobel prizes and other major academic distinctions.

Looked at from a population perspective, it meant there were three men to each woman with an IQ above 130, and 5.5 men for each woman with an IQ above 145.

"These different proportions of men and women with high IQ scores are clearly worth speaking of," Irwing told the Times Higher Education Supplement in a preview of their research.

"It may go some way to explaining the greater numbers of men achieving distinctions of various kinds for which a high IQ is required."

'Women are able to achieve more...'

The study was based on IQ tests on a first sample of 80 000 people, followed by a second - comprised of students only - of 20 000.

Irwing and Lynn acknowledge that women outnumber men at every level of educational achievement, with the sole exception of PhD level.

They also conclude that the IQ difference cannot on its own explain gender inequalities in the workplace, where men still greatly outnumber women at the highest ranks of management.

The study says there is evidence that at the same IQ level, women are able to achieve more than men "possibly because they are more conscientious and better adapted to sustained periods of hard work".

A previous study found that IQs of about 125 were enough to allow access to all levels in the labour market.

"The small male advantage in IQ is therefore likely to be of most significance for tasks of high complexity, such as complex problem solving in mathematics, engineering and physics, and in other areas of high spatial ability," Irwing said.

-Source: http://www.news24.com/New...38,00.html

tis true, and I knew it.

Some 14 year old girls tried to solicite me for alcohol last night

you mean "Men are MORE smarter than women."

Reincarnate said:

Surprised?

JoeyMFinCoco said:

Not really; women have different strengths which rely far more on multi-tasking.

But as a woman I felt it was my duty to do

Reincarnate said:

I know, I love a woman who can breastfeed and do the dishes at the same time.

JoeyMFinCoco said:

I think it best not to tell you which emoticon comes to mind now

JoeyMFinCoco said:

I hear steroids make your jizz go lame though, so I doubt you'll father any kids anytime soon.

Teacher said:

Yet another positive side-effect of steroids.

That just proves men are good at cramming for tests, faking it, or outright cheating.

We're a bunch of dumbasses! However, women can't resist penis.


they just love penis. That evens things out.



they love penis.

Imago777 said:

so do some men

Reincarnate said:

A double negative makes those types of men positively smarter than both sexes.

work with it.

JoeyMFinCoco said:

Just to play devils' advocate here, a few points:

1.) The Nobel prize and others awarded by major academic instituions MAY be inherently patriarchial in approach and structure, thus favouring the work of men over women.

2.) The IQ test may be structured in a way that...


...actually I can't be arsed with this any more. Who gives a shit? It just boils down to the same old question. It doesn't matter because men need women and women need men.

End of.

Of course women are way more stupider than men. Why on Earth would they otherwise want to share their lives with men then?

what a load of crap.

IQ tests do not really measure "intelligence". they measure an individual's ability to take tests.

moreover, IQ tests traditionally have been biased toward a white, male-dominated culture. any other demographic has a lesser chance of performing well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...telligence

Bullshit, Men are stupid we are so fucking transparent it isnt even funny it all goes back to the garden of eden "here adam bite this" duuuuuh ok.women can figure men out in a drop of a hat.

TheRealFiness said:

5 points doesn't mean shit.

TheRealFiness said:

Speak for yourself.

AsianBomb777 said:

... if you say so ....

JoeyMFinCoco said:

He was.

JoeyMFinCoco said:

admit it. u aint the coldest beer in the fridge Joey LOL

JoeyMFinCoco said:

It seems to me that this important finding seems to be being overlooked by a lot of people.

Isn't this just another case of scientists saying that men are good at one thing (focusing) and women are good at another (implementation)?

Didn't we all knew that already

TheRealFiness said:

How does that translate to being stupid?

Reincarnate said:

No.

Imago777 said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

exactly, were destroying the planet.

Too bad a mans smartness is not useful, like he can be a killer and have a higher I.Q. he should apply his smartness when needed.