A new report suggests that in mixed company, men do most of the talking. Why should that be?
There is a very funny Harry Enfield sketch that I suggest you all go and look up on YouTube now. The sketch, which claims to be a public service announcement, is filmed in flickering black and white, and is narrated by a man with the diction of a Fifties BBC radio announcer. “An ordinary dinner party,” he says, opening the scene. “The sort of occasion we all enjoy. The men are exchanging witty stories, and look at the women. Aren’t they pretty? Look at the way they laugh. Aren’t they delightful?”
The men at the party discuss the gold standard; the women look on adoringly. Then one of the females pipes up with her economic theory, and the whole dinner party is thrown into disarray.
See full Article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9562830/Women-must-rip-off-the-gag-and-speak-up.html
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