Women Need Larger Screens for Desktop Navigation?

Mac of Macistan writes "In a recent article in the New Scientist, Microsoft's R&D claims that women have a harder time navigating the desktop because their spatial abilities are roughly 20% lower than men's abilities. Maybe Linux UI people can get a jump on MS by making KDE/Gnome more accessible to more females."

Comments

"Why don't we stop and ask where it is, dear?"

[Chemisor]

> It may sound like sexual prejudice, but it seems
> that men's much-debated ability to navigate
> slightly better than women applies in virtual
> environments as well as the real world.

Just remember that common situation of the man gripping the steering wheel in frustration, staring straight ahead and trying to figure out exactly where he might be. Meanwhile his wife is looking at him with an expression of pity and scorn, after having reminded him for the tenth time to stop and ask for directions. Yeah. Men really do find things faster... When they listen to their wives.

This should be proportional

[jvollmer]

Women tend to have wider hips,
therefore they tend to have larger laptops.

Lap-tops, get it? Sheesh!

Re:3D, not desktop

[gol64738]

this article is about women you dolt, not the chinese!

Re:Then why do they....

[Jusii]

Slashdot SERIOUSLY messed this article summary up. Women do NOT have "problems nagivating the desktop".

You mean vaginating?