My partner (we are not married) is an attorney. Her reading comprehension is....hard to comprehend. I think she could read the daily New York Times in three minutes and ace the test. She works as an 'analyst.' They give her a broad idea of some industry or regulation they want to understand better, and she puts headphones on and sits at her desk. Two hours later she is ready to present her findings to the Director and answer any questions.
Another woman in my organization is the best manager I have ever seen. I'm 61. She knows exactly what to do, every time, without hesitation, out-thinking everyone. Like that scene in The
Godfather when Vito says "I want no inquiries made. I want no acts of vengeance. I want you to arrange a meeting, with the heads of the Five Families. This war stops now." ....and then he executes a plan to reunite his family, retire and put his family atop the mob hierarchy.
I think all generalizations are false. But I also think men are just WAY better at what was called Spacial Relations on the SAT test back in 197_. They showed us various three dimensional shapes cut apart and asked what the object would look like when reconstructed. I LOVED that. The woman I live with, mentioned above, would have no clue whatsoever. She can barely use a key to unlock a door.
Women can talk on the phone, listen to a conversation at her kitchen table and write a shopping list at the same time. Seriously. The maximum number of things I can focus on at one time is....one. But only under ideal conditions.
I really do think that, once women are accepted as legitimate candidates for any and all positions (that day has still not come, even here), there will be a great many women clobbering men in many occupational categories. For those who like to click and read, consider Frances Perkins, first female US Cabinet member and still the longest serving US Secretary of Labor. For someone like me who understands how hard it is to change public policy which requires business, labor, voter and congressional approval, her many accomplishments are difficult to comprehend. I almost think that this could only have been accomplished by a woman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Perkins