Is There Anything Good About Men?

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No, it's not the title of a best-selling feminist book. It's a speech given by Roy F. Baumeister, a Psychology professor at Florida State University, last Friday at the American Psychological Convention in San Francisco. Instead of espousing the superiority or deficiency of one gender over the other, Dr. Baumeister suggests to look at gender difference as the result of the ways successful societies (and when we refer to "successful", we refer to the ability to survive and maintain itself) have exploited both men and women. I had understood before the idea that women were biologically more valuable than men, but this talk better articulates how that idea manifests itself in gender motivations and actions. A very fascinating read. What do you all think?

Link To NY Times Article
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/is-there-anything-good-about-men-and-other-tricky-questions/index.html?ex=1345348800&en=ab869ff9248e16a4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Link To Full Speech
http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm