> Women make good poker players because in a male-driven society, we’ve had to be much more sensitive to social cues. We’ve had to read people much better. I’m not saying women are inherently better at this. I think we’ve had to become better at it as a survival mechanism. Because men can be boors and still rule the world, but women really need to know what’s going on.
It's a common belief that women are more sensitive to emotional cues than men, but I've never heard it put like this. Interesting perspective.
Poker is completely dominated by men, so I don't know what that is referring to. Poker is hardly about social cues - some of the best players simply sit staring at the same spot and wait a very similar amount of time for any non-trivial decision. It's not very exciting, but boy is it effective.
It's a common belief that women are more sensitive to emotional cues than men, but I've never heard it put like this. Interesting perspective.