Are men actually smarter than women on average?

[Anonymous]

[Effably]

Using IQ as a measurement most of the time there is no significant difference.

It used to be that men averaged in at 100 and women between 100.5 and 101.
Some more recent tests see women at 100 and men at 100.5 as a trend.
The core of the matter is that there is no relevant difference to our average IQ that keeps happening. We can not safely take 10 000 men and women and be confident which will do better on average.

If we look at other figures it gets a tad more interesting. For example men are overwhelmingly more common at the extreme ends. The dumbest and the most brilliant people alive are mostly, but not exclusively, men. And so in that 10 000 people sample it is very likely that the smartest person is a man. It is also very likely that the dumbest person is a man.

But averages don't work so well. Trying to sensationalize the few studies done that showed a whooping 5 point difference but that can not be reliably reproduced is not evidence of much other than that it happened once. But if I did a random sample near my university, which saw 2/3 students being women, I would get a large number of students. These students average 125 IQ. Most would be women. And we would see a significant difference showcasing that women were smarter. A potential 20 or so points is unheard of, but not unlikely at all because of the student to non-student demographic.

If we can't reproduce the same thing when controlling for the factors that gave either gender an edge it won't matter. If we instead went to the actual university people would now score the same again.

[Sonorous]

I don't think so. I think Men & Women have similar IQ's. So similar that we can't determine any significant difference.

[BrightBubblyKat]

No. Some women are smart. Some men are smart. Some women and men are average and others, below average. It’s based on each individual. For example, my dad is probably a genius. He’s smarter than my mum, who’s very smart but not a genius. Both are smarter than me, who is reasonably but not super smart or genius smart.

[Anonymous]

Yes, women have a slightly lower average IQ, which drastically reduces their intellectual output.

[artgorgeous]

No, men and women are equal in terms of intelligence. (on average)

[Anonymous]

According to the national institute of health, studies have yielded about a 3-5% higher IQ difference for men. Which is such an insignificant difference really. So the answer is the genders are equally intelligent.

[ohmyguy]

Only when plugged into a woman

[Astarlessnightsky]

noo.