Nevertheless, whilst I take the point that we have no way of knowing which of our correspondents are male or female or, more specifically, we assume all are white male until otherwise self-denoted (Digby was assumed to be male for years), it is undeniable that Fran's point is correct; in terms of contributions we are a male-dominated site.
Even tho I have many personal reasons for wanting to blur the assumed culturally-imposed differences between individuals of each gender, I am aware that, across a population, there is a different flavour that women bring that is different from men, As I remarked above. More personal, more involving. analytical but at the micro- rather than the macro- level. I'm reluctant to take this further. keep to the Fen Causeway
I've a great respect for your contributions, both personal and academic, to this forum. That admission does not mean that I will not, from time to time, disagree with you. Are we all good now? Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.