The differences between men and women

I was browsing through my bookcase last night when I came across a copy of the book "Why men don't listen and women can't read maps". It used to belong to Scott's Dad, but has ended up in our house. I decided to have a bit of a read. It takes a pseudo scientific view that men and women are wired differently, and that gender differences are all nature, and nothing to do with nurture.

This morning in bed I came to a section "The brain wiring test" which is a multiple question test apparently based on the work of a British geneticist. It is based around the idea that you can have feminised or masculinised brains depending on how big a dose of testosterone you got in the womb. By this time I was reading with a decent dose of scepticism, but I decided to take the test to see whether I have a masculine or feminine brain.

Well, I had some definite female characteristics. I like talking, and am good with words, etc. I don't cope that well with spacial relations or mechanics, and I don't know where north is if I'm in an unfamiliar place. I make lists of what I am going to do, and I get upset if someone doesn't respond when I'm trying to argue with them (Hi honey!).

Most things I was sort of in the middle, but then it came to my masculine characteristics... I have no difficulty reading maps, I can't cook a complicated meal while talking on the phone and listening to the radio, I explain things verbally (like directions or concepts), I can't remember songs, use facts in my decision making and argumentation(can you imagine?) and I completely lack intuition about whether my friends are having affairs. When I shop, I read the labels and compare costs. I like trying to solve problems, and yes, I admit, I like reading non-fiction and autobiographies.

The upshot. Brains that are wired for feminine thinking score higher than 180, brains wired for masculine thinking score below 150 (there is a bit of overlap). I scored 100. This means that I demonstrate strong logical, analytical and verbal skills and tend to be disciplined and well-organised. And.... The lower the score for a woman, the more likely she will be to have lesbian tendencies! I have a male brain! (Aaagh help!)

Sorry Scott- you should have thought twice before marrying a woman who can read maps....