what is it about women?

Sorry for your bad experience with glider pilots that you have met. My best
friends are glider pilots and I would certainly would be glad to have them
around me at any event.

Fred

On the other hand, I don't have any great ideas as to why
there are so few women, other than soaring enthusiasts in general
are some of the most surly and socially inept misfits
I've known.

Me too.

"Libelle Driver" wrote in message ...
Sorry for your bad experience with glider pilots that you have met. My best
friends are glider pilots and I would certainly would be glad to have them
around me at any event.

Fred

On the other hand, I don't have any great ideas as to why
there are so few women, other than soaring enthusiasts in general
are some of the most surly and socially inept misfits
I've known.

You both have points.
Surly, socially inept, misfits I would say was kind.
My best friends are pilots too.

you put us alongside "normal" people (i.e. football fans) and we are weird.

Hanggliding isn't really any better for women participants, One of the best
women hangglider pilots in the world is more of a man than I'll ever be
(deeper voice, bigger arms)

Paragliding is better than both HG and Sailplanes, (from a female
participation point) but then they are younger, as a group than us, the
training takes 2 days and they drop words like "extreme" "Rad" "Big air"
when from a distance (i.e. to us) the most extreme thing about them is their
clothing.

Flying just like joining the military isn't a thing "normal" women do.
(note that I have already pointed out that the men don't fall into the
"normal" category either)

Women don't have testosterone hurtling round their systems making them
"prove" themselves better than their peers.
They tend to be just as satisfied with pursuits that don't result in
adrenaline highs.

Face it. men and women are different.
They don't pee standing up.
we don't give birth to sprogs.

We are better at (generally) strength / adrenaline type thingies.
Running around doing things under pressure we enjoy.

we are absolutely hopeless when it comes to "social" type things which women
excel at.
take conversation, women will talk and talk and talk, this is a good way for
them to
cement relationships with others around them.
We (unless beer and a bar and "there I was" come into it) tend to be more
direct and talk to pass information.

Roy