*Isn't "making cups of tea in town" just where you want them to be, while you all go off and do heroic work?*

Not really, for in the country anyone can join in, if there is a fire.
I gather that over East, there are in fact a few female firefighters.

I think that on average, there is a difference in the flight/fight
response between males and females. That shows through in many
ways, from fighting fires to business, where risk taking is
required and strategic thinking is part of the game. The Chinese
for instance, think about business strategics like war planning.

I simply accept that biological differences between men and women
affect their behaviour in different ways and that shows in life.

Its like saying men are taller then women. There are tall women
and short men, but on average its correct.

I am not trying to breath new life into this thread.
But can think of no better place to post this information.
Today Saturday, on sky news 20/20 we have a chance to watch a story on teenage sex.
One girl and a room full of boys.
I think it is replayed tommorow.
Just may be worth a look

Yabby,

Re: the example you gave of height. The point isn't that everyone pretend to be the same or even alike. Viva diversity! The point is that it can't be assumed that every one of each sex conforms to a specified criteria or to stereotyped attributes, and so people shouldn't be automatically excluded, just because of their sex, from trying to excel in whatever they think they're suited for.