Philosophy and Gender Statistics

[Diana]

Just had an interesting discussion with my girlfriend about this.

We assumed, women might have more of a tendency towards a practical approach, meaning to actually live spirituality rather than discuss it in theory.

At least here in germany, if you go to spiritual events, Seminars, retreats, usually there are much more women than men, whereas discussion forums seem to attract more men.

That is an interesting point. But I still think labeling is not helpful. It keeps separation alive. When we can stop labeling and quantifying, there will be no statistics, and as a consequence people will just be who they are with no judgments.

I am female yet I have what could be called a lot of "male" qualities. Yet I am perceived as looking feminine. None of this means a darn thing. It just represents me as an individual expression with no categories.

@Diana
so you re in real trouble! Sorry to hear that
Do you also Love Lillyfee or is that a German thing?

I have no idea who or what Lillyfree is. I don't follow media. But one can hardly miss the ubiquitous and adorable Hello Kitty.    Another attribute of mine which juxtaposes with a serious, intellectual nature is a child-like abandonment. I really strive to drop categories from my thinking. My boyfriend is so much younger than me it would be shocking to some. But I am youthful and he is like a wise old soul, so the outward appearance and labels have nothing to do with who we really are.

By the way, I have visited Germany and I loved it.