a minor correction to Dr. Rob; women have better *fine motor coordination* than men, but generally not as good gross motor skills. which makes perfect sense in the natural selection viewpoint, as men had to go out and chop wood, bonk saber-tooth tigers, and fight the neighboring tribe, whereas the womenfolk had to make the clothing (a critical survival issue back before houses and central heating), do minor surgery, etc. specialization can be a powerful survival trait.
when "core memory" was developed for computers, the computer industry found that they *had* to use women for making it. core memory consists of these tiny little iron rings called "cores", about which really tiny copper wires are wound. if I recall correctly there were 3 coils on each core; one to set the bit by magnetizing the ring, one to unset, and one to "read" the core. men did not have the fine manual dexterity to wind those little coils, so the computer companies brought in hundreds of women to sit there looking thru a microscope winding coils.
I have been expecting women to start beating men at the shooting sports, since they have a natural advantage (again, on a statistical basis) in trigger control. judging from the recent NRA highpower championships, it may have started. :0
when "core memory" was developed for computers, the computer industry found that they *had* to use women for making it. core memory consists of these tiny little iron rings called "cores", about which really tiny copper wires are wound. if I recall correctly there were 3 coils on each core; one to set the bit by magnetizing the ring, one to unset, and one to "read" the core. men did not have the fine manual dexterity to wind those little coils, so the computer companies brought in hundreds of women to sit there looking thru a microscope winding coils.
I have been expecting women to start beating men at the shooting sports, since they have a natural advantage (again, on a statistical basis) in trigger control. judging from the recent NRA highpower championships, it may have started. :0