Men vs. Women

The battle of supremacy between men and women has become fiercer in recent times than in any other period in the human history. This battle has been experienced in many fields and aspects such as education, professions and even intelligence. In the last 100 years, men have been thought to be more intelligent than women, a fact that has been emphasized by intelligent tests (Ballew, 48). Many women have accepted this fact due to their position in the chauvinist society while few have tried to oppose the claim that men are more intelligent than women. However, new scientific research has proved that women have overtaken men in intelligence and has given suggestions as to why this trend is so.

Many science professors believe that men are more intelligent than women in general (Nisbett, 108). They argue that in almost all aspects of life, men rank better. The aspects that are used to give weight to the claim that men are more intelligent than women include height and choice of careers. Generally, men are relatively taller than women. Moreover, the challenging and science related courses are mainly dominated by men. In many large corporations, majority of corporate managers are men. In many studies carried out by scientists, women were found to have the preference to men who are more intelligent and successful than them. This makes men to extent their effort to meet this expectation. As a result, their intelligence increases more compared to that of women. This claim has been proved wrong by a recent research done by a renowned researcher- James Flynn. Women, who have lagged behind in intelligence tests in the last 100 years have overtaken men (Flynn, 33). (Flynn, 36) has provided a suggestion that the fact that women are expected to multitask by the roles they play in the society has enabled them to adapt to the increasing demands of the modern life than men. This ability to multitask has given their brain an added advantage compared to their male counterparts. Although those supporting the claim that men are more intelligent than women argue multitasking distracts women from concentrating in challenging tasks, research has proved otherwise. This new research has opened another phase in the battle of supremacy between the males and females, which unless proved otherwise credits women for being more intelligent than men.

(Flynn, 102) suggests that women have always been more intelligent than men over the years, but their access to education has limited their ability to respond correctly to the IQ questions. Consequently, they have fared poorly compared to men. The current access to education by all sexes has contributed immensely to the latest results showing that women are more intelligent than men. Women, through education, have been empowered with the required knowledge to respond effectively to the questions asked in intelligence tests. As a result, their full potential has been realized, which has discredited the myth that has existed over the centuries that men are more intelligent than women.

Past ratings on intelligence between men and women were done by both men and women. These ratings were in form of questions, which were likely to be biased due to people’s varied opinions (Nisbett, 54). Men, due to male chauvinism may have rated themselves unduly higher than women. On the other hand, women may have rated men higher in intelligence than women because the society is male-dominated and has influenced people over the years to accept the claim that men are dominant in all aspects. However, a scientific method of measuring intelligence is available and reduces bias considerably. Therefore, any results carried out scientifically are likely to be true. This, therefore, proves that the latest research showing women as the more intelligent sex is more credible than mare myths that supported the claim of male dominance in intelligence tests.

Many proponents of the claim that men are more intelligent than women argue that since men do not multitask, they are able to concentrate on more challenging activities that help improve their efficiency and intelligence in their career fields (Ballew, 94). Furthermore, they claim that since many challenging profession are male-dominated, it means that women are unable to measure up to the intelligence expectations of those professions. However, this is a fallacy aimed at downplaying the intelligence of women. Men in these professions always limit the achievement of women through stereotypes and unequal opportunities for growth (Nisbett, 19). As such, women’s potential is limited and unknown. No wonder their intelligence is emerging when equal opportunities are availed to them in education and professions. This clearly shows that the earlier claims that women were less intelligent compared to men were baseless and just myths meant to sooth men’s egos.

In conclusion women who had rated poorly in intelligence tests in the past have proved to be more intelligent than men. The scientific research that proved this claim suggests that unequal access to education masked the potential of women in terms of intelligence such that they fared poorly. Moreover, the current complex world has put more demand on women, extending their multitasking abilities, a factor that has immensely contributed to their strong intelligent quotient. Although men have tried to claim their dominance over women, their claims are not substantiated and, therefore, lack credibility. Most of them are based on stereotypes and historical situations such as men in challenging professions, which are likely to change over time.