
wishIwasSalludon
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Many philosophers(pretty much all of the greeks) as well as later ones like Schopenhauer said women were morally inferior to men. This always somewhat confused me as women are on average far less violent then men.
But I understand it now.
Women tend to be lower on the Kohlberg scale of moral development. Women usually dont progress past stage three. Most men are around 5-6.
Women rate themselves as more ethical then men, but when we take into account how much people care about how others perceive them the difference in ethical behavior disappears.
journals.sagepub.com
essentially men tend to view morality based on abstract concepts like values, principles etc. But women view them as rules to be obeyed so that others dont percieve them poorly.
But I understand it now.

Women tend to be lower on the Kohlberg scale of moral development. Women usually dont progress past stage three. Most men are around 5-6.
Women rate themselves as more ethical then men, but when we take into account how much people care about how others perceive them the difference in ethical behavior disappears.
Are Sex Effects on Ethical Decision-Making Fake or Real? A Meta-Analysis on the Contaminating Role of Social Desirability Response Bias - Jianfeng Yang, Xiaodong Ming, Zhen Wang, Susan M. Adams, 2017
A meta-analysis of 143 studies was conducted to explore how the social desirability response bias may influence sex effects on ratings on measures of ethical de...

essentially men tend to view morality based on abstract concepts like values, principles etc. But women view them as rules to be obeyed so that others dont percieve them poorly.