Expert: Dr. Dennis W. Neder - 7/24/2008

Question
are women less intelligent than men? My mom says men have higher IQs. she says guys are smarter. what do you think. maybe guys are smarter, but girls are more clever/cunning perhaps?

Answer
Hello Tina!

Maybe men have higher IQ's than your mom!

Here's the reality:

Men are far better at being men than women.
Women are far better at being women than men.

Both genders possess certain qualities that (in general) the other lacks, but unfortunately, many want you to believe that we're all the same. In fact, it has become trendy for women to try to be better men than men are. They tout their "male abilities" and neglect their female qualities as though that some kind of badge of honor or something. In fact, it just makes them look insecure in their own femininity!

Some intelligence tests (particularly from years ago) ascribed a high degree of importance to male-based attributes since these were most important (at the time) to business and commerce. Women didn't do that well at these sorts of tests for that reason. However, that has turned around and many intelligence (and even mental health) based exams now give greater importance to FEMALE-BASED attributes.

Regarding cunningness and cleverness again, there are no specific rules. Many men are just as clever/cunning as women, but we communicate differently and often use that as a basis for a person's abilities here.

In fact, neither men nor women are smarter than the other. We have very different skill sets however and need to look at things based on how they benefit us and our own personalities. Then, we need to exploit them to everyone's benefit.

Best regards...

Dr. Dennis W. Neder
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