Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women

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Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women.



Now before we go into this, its very important to understand that success is subjective. It means different things to different people. So before you slap the sexist tag on me, I entreat you to read on and judge for yourself if I make a valid conclusion.


Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women


Today, I've heard a lot of women saying that it's still man's world and how it is unfair that men and women are treated as unequal.


Now let us consider, recently, the fact that Jennifer Lawrence demanded to be paid 20 Million $ for her latest film, The Passengers, twice as much as her co star Chris Pratt who is paid 10 Million $.


Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women


Ofcourse this seemed agreeable to me as she is one of the most sought after actresses in Hollywood until she turned this into an equal pay issue. Her male co actors from American Hustle were paid higher profits than herself and fellow actress Amy Adams. This seemed as a double standard to me because back then while her worth in The Hunger Games had caught on quite well, the last two movies of the series hadn't released yet. On the other hand, her male co actors had already been quite bankable for years.


1) Christian Bale: Had the excellent Dark Knight trilogy behind him.


2) Jeremy Renner: Had one of the highest grossing movies in history, The Avengers.


3) Bradley Cooper: Had the Hangover Trilogy and was already a bankable actor himself.


All the three men had more screen time than Jennifer Lawrence did in the movie. So what reels here is, the basis of pay in Hollywood depends on stardom, in this, men obviously are more popular than their female co stars. You simply cannot compare Robert Downey Jr with Lawrence. It is beyond me, how this is a sexist issue. When at all the real issues that should revolve around are how people are paid lesser for their race or sexuality. It is agreeable that black actors and people embracing homosexuality are genuinely underpaid for their work in a film.


However what has become more pathetic is that this has become a rallying cry for feminists or other sentiment driven women to heed this as an opportunity to express that women are unequal to men.


So here's the simple truth, women ARE unequal to men. It is true. Now before you shoot me, let me illustrate.


Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women


Now consider the field of Athletics, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth with a record time of 9.58s. The fatest woman in the world is Florence Griffith-Joyner who clocks at 10.49s. Now if she were to demand equal endorsement on the basis of being the fastest 'woman' in the world. Do you find it agreeable? I do not. Usain Bolt is almost a whole second faster than the fastest woman in the world. Would you really consider them equal?


So ok. Ok, let's consider the corporate ladder, equal hours, equal pay right? Some women put in an equal effort or maybe more than men for that matter to get to the top rank. However the reality is just that much more different, but the key factors that contribute to success is just this:


A) Men are more keen to take risks.


B) Men handle stress better in the high risks zone.


Women have a safety zone, they will not cross if they do not see absolute certainty in acquiring that objective.


Men too have a safety zone, mind you, a smaller one which allows them to explore more risky endeavors even if somewhat uncertain. More importantly the core values that men who succeed imbibe is this:


1. Men want to succeed more than they fear they'd fail. Failure is a tried and tested way of learning.


2. Men are more open to the idea of rejection. It enables them to make different and possibly better approaches to critical situations.


And this makes all the difference, safe, is not necessarily always a better approach. While women thrive on a sustainable system which focuses on the slow but sure development of an institution.


Most women simply lack the pace and risk taking mechanism to grow by leaps and bounds. Women are simply less open to the idea of failure and rejection than men. The irony being that in this aspect women are simply more narrow minded than men. Which isn't actually a bad thing.



“Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!”
― Andy Rooney



Just imagine, if all men would just keep on taking risks instead of adhering to sustainable development. Women ARE better than men in certain aspects.


Why Men Simply See More Success Than Women
Yes, ladies, you're better than men in the fields mentioned above as the chart shows. In this aspect men are unequal to women.


Just because men and women are unequal doesn't mean that one sex is inferior and the other is superior.


That's not what unequal implies. Unequal doesn't mean that men are better than women and vice versa. It simply means there isn't a balance in the fields in the first place. Women simply do a better job than men in somethings and men do a better job than women in somethings.


But when you consider more specifically what these things are, there's a distinction, the riskier yet more rewarding fields are heralded by men. Be it athletics, the stock market, the military amongst others are lead by men. On the other hand, the safer, more sustainable fields such as education, healthcare etc are lead by women.


To conclude, people, let's not make this a sexist issue, not especially success, as you see I've covered more on the basis of financial success almost exclusively seeing how most of the world guages success by.


The truth of the matter is, men and women need each other to succeed. I've never known a case where a company only exclusively made of men or women to have ever been listed as a success. It is ridiculous to believe that a particular sex is simply superior to the other.



It is about time we stop identifying men with women and women with men, and embrace the idea of individualism particular to this aspect. Let us stop saying ' this can't be done because you're a man/women'. Let us keenly observe gender roles without harshly enforcing them on men and women. Some men want to care and some women want to lead. I do not see why gender discrimination should take over what someone loves and wants to do.



-Yours Truly



But to the matter as to why men are financially more successful than women, I think I've made my case. Thank you for reading. Ciao.



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