UK: Women only hear properly when gossiping or eavesdropping

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2009-05-10 03:17

Article here. Excerpt:

'More than two thirds of women admitted that a gossip with friends is the only time they are properly listening to what is being said.

The same percentage think they hear most intently when they are trying to eavesdrop on an argument taking place nearby.

Only half of men said they only hear properly when gossiping, while four in 10 admitted to listening closely to other people's conversations.

The poll of 2,000 people also found that more than one in five men reckon they always listen carefully to every word, and while less than one in five of women said the same.

Ladies are also most likely to switch off when listening to their work colleagues, with the average woman catching what they say just 64 per cent of the time.'

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I posted it sure, but am not impressed... looks like another LiveScience (ie, JunkScience) 'study', only flattering to men instead of women. These kinds of studies I feel are a bad waste of money mostly because the topics aren't fit for scientific inquiry because neither proof nor disproof is possible around the topics at hand.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2009-05-10 19:20