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[PepperPottsJ]

The Headline is cracking me up: New study finds that men are often their own favorite experts on any given subject

New study finds that men are often their own favorite experts on any given subject
 
By Christopher Ingraham

A fascinating new working paper finds that men are far more likely than women to back up their arguments with appeals to a higher authority: themselves. ...

Admittedly I haven't finished the article but I feel like this will be enlightening.

[wannabmama]

Interesting, I can definitely see how it would be super impactful in academia. I like that the studies own authors did it.

I think similar things play out in lots of ways in the professional world...men are way more likely to toot their own horn than women and to take credit for things whereas, generally speaking (and I do know lots of exceptions and that generalizations can be misleading), women tend to try to share the accolades and highlight other people's achievements over their own.

[PirateCat]

So when Donald Trump says he primarily consults with himself on foreign policy (and I assume everything else) because he's got a good brain and good instincts, that's just pretty standard for men?

[icedtea]

At first I thought "well, duh," but I hadn't thought about how it would impact the greater issue of women's involvement. I didn't realize how important citations are (I am not in/have not been in academia). Huh.