Women's Worlds

On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 2:52:49 PM UTC-8, Tim Taylor wrote:
Thank goodness for a rest day. I need some sleep.

Sylvia and Kathy laughed when I read that to them.

Today looks dismal. The smoke that killed the task area is here now.
Tomorrow could be pretty ****e too.
Jim

Maccas, also the only thing open on Sunday in Leeton. At least between Christmas and New Years.

Like Tim I will be happy to get some good sleep. Couldn't put the tracker down last night as the distance day unfolded.

Tonight was International night. Both the weather man and task setter "went for a swim" after yesterday's performance.
Jim

On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7:55:40 AM UTC-5, Karl Striedieck wrote:
SHE SCOOOORRRRREES! Sarah Arnold clobbered the field on the first day at the Women's Worlds in Australia.

Current female percentage of the world's population is 49.6%:

https://countrymeters.info/en/World

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:50:05 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7:55:40 AM UTC-5, Karl Striedieck wrote:
SHE SCOOOORRRRREES! Sarah Arnold clobbered the field on the first day at the Women's Worlds in Australia.

Current female percentage of the world's population is 49.6%:

https://countrymeters.info/en/World

That is amazing, considering how stupid men are. One would think there would be a higher loss rate of men.

On Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:29:01 -0800, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:50:05 AM UTC-8,
wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7:55:40 AM UTC-5, Karl Striedieck
wrote:
SHE SCOOOORRRRREES! Sarah Arnold clobbered the field on the first day
at the Women's Worlds in Australia.

Current female percentage of the world's population is 49.6%:

https://countrymeters.info/en/World

That is amazing, considering how stupid men are. One would think there
would be a higher loss rate of men.

There are a number of cultural groups which put immense value on having a
son and regard daughters as expenses due to dowries etc. In these
cultures using fetus sex determination to prefer sons to daughters seems
to be on the increase. If taken to an extreme, it could effect their
son's changes of marrying. This does already seem to show up in the
figures for different countries where prebirth sex selection is a well-
known practise among those who can afford it, e.g. India. From the looks
of the numbers, this could be a thing in China too.

Country male:female at birth male_female overall
======= ==================== ===================
India 55.5%:44.5% 54.0%:46.0%
China 56.5%:43.5% 53.0%:47.0%
UK,USA 52.5%:47.5% 49.5%:50.5%

Interesting that everywhere the numbers move in favour of women after
birth, and in progressively older age bands until, for the over 65 band
there are more women in most countries.

This data is from the CIA World Fact book:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...ook/index.html


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Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 8:55:53 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:29:01 -0800, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:50:05 AM UTC-8,
wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7:55:40 AM UTC-5, Karl Striedieck
wrote:
SHE SCOOOORRRRREES! Sarah Arnold clobbered the field on the first day
at the Women's Worlds in Australia.

Current female percentage of the world's population is 49.6%:

https://countrymeters.info/en/World

That is amazing, considering how stupid men are. One would think there
would be a higher loss rate of men.

There are a number of cultural groups which put immense value on having a
son and regard daughters as expenses due to dowries etc. In these
cultures using fetus sex determination to prefer sons to daughters seems
to be on the increase. If taken to an extreme, it could effect their
son's changes of marrying. This does already seem to show up in the
figures for different countries where prebirth sex selection is a well-
known practise among those who can afford it, e.g. India. From the looks
of the numbers, this could be a thing in China too.

Country male:female at birth male_female overall
======= ==================== ===================
India 55.5%:44.5% 54.0%:46.0%
China 56.5%:43.5% 53.0%:47.0%
UK,USA 52.5%:47.5% 49.5%:50.5%

Interesting that everywhere the numbers move in favour of women after
birth, and in progressively older age bands until, for the over 65 band
there are more women in most countries.

This data is from the CIA World Fact book:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...ook/index.html


--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

"Interesting that everywhere the numbers move in favour of women after
birth, and in progressively older age bands until, for the over 65 band
there are more women in most countries."

In fact women have lower life insurance rates than men, although their health insurance rates are higher. This is explained scientifically by the fact that women drive their husbands to an early grave, while wrecking their health by doing so.

Mike

So, the data indicates it is not statistically unique to be either male or female.
It's still basically a 50-50 spread.

Accordingly:

1. Aren't woman-specific sporting events predicated on the notion that females cannot perform as well as a males (in that event)?
2. Does the pilot's gender alter an aircraft's aerodynamic characteristics/performance?
3. Does the pilot's gender affect his/her inflight management of an aircraft?

Perhaps some female fighter pilot would be so kind to enlighten us regarding the the latter two queries.

I also asked my Condor group why there was a separate woman's wc for soaring. It was explained to me that it's to encourage women to compete in soaring comps.
The same guy that explained this to me and is a cfi-g, said that Sarah kicks his ass all the time in soaring comps.

Regardless of all above, best of luck to our team and it's sad they are experiencing the massive fires while competing. I cannot imagine it.

R,
Chris

In modern social context (which recognizes gender equality and gender fluidity), having "woman"-only contests sure seems like an anachronistic continuation of a sexist notion, regardless of justification.

The fact that this particular person "kicks ass...all the time" kinda proves the point, no?