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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
The Gender Genie thinks the author of this passage is: male!
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I am a very assertive female who is good at science and math. My thought patters are very analytical and in that sense, I am not the typical female so it doesn't surprise me that without seeing me in person, my writing style comes across as more male. Most women I know take pride in their lack of mathamatical ability as if it is cute to be female and not good at math. I take pride on having accomplished so much in areas that females have historically shunned.
I am sure whomever developed that software based it on stereotypes and chose the stereotype that assertive language or a more analytical writing style was more likely to come from a male.
The only way to make some sort of prediction like that is to base it on a stereotype. That is, afterall, what stereotypes are - descriptions of the averge or likely or predominant characteristic in a group. I definitely don't fit the stereotype for women in my thinking patterns.
