It's official - the ladies have it...

[DeepSeaDan]

Gentlemen, consider this - fresh off the press outta the U.K.:

Women divers outdo men, study claims - Telegraph

Seems we knuckle-dragging, fin-flailing, reef-razing louts have been outed as the weaker participants in this "Roughty-Toughty" sport of diving!

Shape up, will ya's!!!!

DSD

 

[Geoff_H]

 

[Hillmorton Scubie]

As a UK citizen, I can confirm that we can't believe anything printed in the papers here.
This is yet another example of the complete rubbish we have to endure.

 

[Garrobo]

Another example of the male-bashing attitude of the socialistic, English mindset personified by their left-wing press.

 

[Surelyshirly]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII like it!

That being said.....do you really think that 40% of divers are woman?

 

[Nemrod]

I read that and was hoping that it would be something useful to know. In fact, it would not surprise me one bit that women might make better divers in some instances--great---I am not going ot undergo a sex change operation if that were so--BUT---that stupid artical was just more of the male bashing, anti-Western drivel that elitist male haters have been foisting off for years now.

Example:

"Men took risks and were prone to showing off. The men experienced "a chain reaction of hormones" that caused them to lose their "buoyancy control" more easily than women. The stress hormone cortisol is released first, followed by testosterone – the hormone linked with aggression – and finally, adrenaline. "The combination of these three results in erratic, dangerous diving," said Ms Shackleton."

I agree woemn tend to "showoff" less but you know, in all my showing off I don't think I have ever experienced a "hormone chain reaction" while diving or any other place I can think off. I don't even use a BC most of the time.

I have seen some pretty bad divers tearing the bottom up and no bouyancy control or even not a single clue as to their failings, trust me, women are not immune.

Just an observation, women seem to be more interactive and touchy feely and this tendency is very destructive to the coral and other marine life. Hands off means hands off.

N

 

[JahJahwarrior]

1. "roughty-toughty" What the heck? First of all, why is there a "t" on the end of those words? Secondly, since when is diving rough and tough? I always thought of it as calm and relaxing. "Rough and tough" diving would be a game of speargun tag

2. They seem to have only examined OW divers. I would be very interested to see the results broken down by certification level, certification agency, age, number of dives, and gender. Also, what about cave divers? I think that if you examine cave divers you will find that both women and men are very good at bouyancy control. And if you put them on a reef they wouldn't destroy it!

3. What this means is that men will find the dive site, and potentially damage it, while women will get lost and burn up extra fuel trying to drive there, also harming the environment by releasing greenhouse gasses. Which is the greater evil?

4. What they say about how women and men navigate on land is pretty much correct, according to my psych class. It kind of makes sense, but it doesn't mean that men will run into reefs....men aren't stupid! Also, women are still more likely to get lost underwater, as they will navigate by rocks and such, if a few of them look the same...... Men might also get lost, but they are, according to my psych book, more likely to use vectors and things like compasses to figure their way back. Of course, being underwater is nice. Can't really ask anyone for directions that easily, so the wife can't nag you for never asking

 

[munkispank]

Urrrmmmm???? "left wing press" - As far as I remember (and correct me if I am wrong as I no longer live in the UK) the Telegraph is known as the torygraph - not usually thought of as left-wing.

Also - I would like to point out that the article does not contain any details of the 'study' conducted by the marine biologist concerned, which is a problem, but why dismiss it as an opinion piece without exploring any research which may have been conducted?

 

[munkispank]

ohhh= I was too slow- better analysis from the last two posters!

 

[Ann Marie]

I love how some of you have jumped on the 'it's male bashing' bandwagon. Did you notice the the article was written by a man?

Relax and go diving!