The male brain, extreme or not, is compatible with visual design. It allows you to learn every font in the Letraset catalogue and work from a grid. In fact, the male-brain capacity for years-long single-mindedness explains why the heads of large ad agencies and design houses are overwhelmingly male. (It isn’t a sexist conspiracy.)
[ The extreme Google brain ¶ Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto ]
When people ask “why aren’t there more female programmers?” I always assume this is the answer.
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