Up until that point, I’d only used my own eyes and common sense to conclude that, by and large, men and women are equal but dissimilar: that men were better at carrying heavy things, better at spending time alone, and more interested in ideas; that women were better at multitasking, better at working in teams, and more interested in people. Many exceptions of course exist, but studies generally show that women are in fact better than men, by and large, at verbal fluency, perceptual speed, accuracy, and fine motor skills, while men outperform women in spatial awareness, working memory, and
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Which men are better at carrying heavy things? Which women are more interested in people than ideas? Park constantly speaks in these (often insulting) vague generalizations, and explains any objection away with the idea these are self-evident truths and anyway she acknowledges that "exceptions" exist. Why wander into this weird sexist morass at all? Adding nothing to the discourse.
