http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/07/16/grrrl-power.aspxWe’ve all been there (though some of us longer ago than others): the cruising bar, fraternity party or other gathering place where men vastly outnumber women. As the men trip all over themselves trying to make their competitors look like losers and themselvesenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/07/16/grrrl-power.aspx#522136Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:13:29 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:522136MMHawk<p>Interestingly enough, the reverse is apparently true as well, at least in certain circumstances. &nbsp;That is, if there are more females than males in a group, it is detrimental to the females.</p> <p>See here:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2008/07/joy-of-gender-imbalances-on-campus.html">http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2008/07/joy-of-gender-imbalances-on-campus.html</a></p> <p>and here for the full article (if you can access it):</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i46/46a02301.htm">http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i46/46a02301.htm</a></p> <p>I'd be interested to hear what you make of this.</p> Blog: Lab Notes