tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post115292604031011538..comments2024-03-09T02:32:34.549-06:00Comments on Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Life As A Man From A Former Woman's PerspectiveMelissa Clouthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1153093750810798102006-07-16T17:49:00.000-06:002006-07-16T17:49:00.000-06:00Seems to me that the cognitive style employed in a...Seems to me that the cognitive style employed in any profession--and that includes the verbal style--is largely a matter of the true requirements of that profession. If you are a structural engineer, for example, being excessively verbal just isn't going to get the job done. Similarly, if you are a salesman, and can't use language effectively, you aren't going to sell very much.<BR/><BR/>Some of the style expectations in various professions are no doubt reflections of history, including the history of gender mix, but many of them are the way they are because that's what they need to be.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1152971432247625832006-07-15T07:50:00.000-06:002006-07-15T07:50:00.000-06:00This is really interesting stuff! I remember read...This is really interesting stuff! I remember reading an article years ago that was written by a transgendered woman (previously male) and she had had to spend a year wearing women's clothing before the change. She said the first thing she noticed was that on sidewalks, men walk straight and expect the women to walk around them. Well she didn't realize that and kept walking straight--like men do--and constantly got slammed into by other men. She had to people watch an entire afternoon to figure it out. <BR/><BR/>Ever since I read that, I make sure to make eye contact and walk straight! :) The men who are gentlemen of course let me pass and the men who aren't...get a bump.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223044868130142733noreply@blogger.com