Comments on: Why Men Make More Money

By: RobtE

RobtE — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:28:27 +0000

Zorro –

Excuse me, but what the hell are you on about? Sam was explaining the view of the report’s authors, as discussed on the Today programme this morning.

I agreed with his explanation, having heard the same report. And my response to that was sarcastic.

Perhaps you should read the two comments again.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:52:34 +0000

Umm forgive me for being fucking stupid RobtE and Sam but city businesses don’t give a flying fuck about anything except profit.

If testosterone increaes their profit then they are likely to add it to the canteen coffee, not employ people with less of it!

By: RobtE

RobtE — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:50:31 +0000

What Sam said above.

Apparently, since testosterone allows male traders to make greater profits for their employers, the solution to the resulting market instability is that trading firms should hire more women and older men, thereby reducing the profits made and impoverishing themselves. Right.

By: Mark Wadsworth

Mark Wadsworth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:33:04 +0000

Out of interest, how much of that testosterone is caused by taking cocaine? Or was that adrenalin. Hmm.

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:41:42 +0000

Has anyone measured the testosterone level of the (few) women in that business?

By: Cleanthes

Cleanthes — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:41:15 +0000

“During that time his testosterone levels went up 74%.”

Cause or effect Tim? Success generating “arousal”, that kind of thing?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:39 +0000

Although I understand (via the Today programme, so quite possibly wrongly) that the authors use this result to argue for more women and older men on trading floors, on the basis that this will lead to better longer term stability.