Why an INTP Woman is not equal to an INTP Man


It has become apparent that some examples are necessary as to why I think that even though a male and female may be the same type, they are not really the same personality.

Here are some questions from similarminds.com
Answers by unrealintp

#1 - I tend to make decisions based on logic and facts.
-- Most women believe they are logical and rational. And that very well may be true if you use their definition of logic and rational. However, "logic and facts" tend to mean different things to women than they do to men.  Thus, women would tend to rate themselves higher than they really should, and probably men rate themselves lower.

#2 - I am extremely outgoing.
-- Most women are very outgoing.  Those women who are merely outgoing would comparatively think they are not.  Thus, they would rate themselves lower than they really are.  A much smaller number of men are very outgoing, and probably most men are not outgoing.  Thus, a man who is merely outgoing may in fact rate himself as very outgoing even though he's only middle of the road.

#3 - I arrive on time.
-- Not really a male/female thing, just to show that different people's perspectives affect how they answer questions.  One person may consider arriving on time to be 5 minutes late and rate themselves very high, while another may consider that to not be arriving on time and rate themself very low.  Thus, 2 people with the same trait, would rate themselves very differently.

#4 - I am extremely passionate.
-- same problem as #2. Most women are very passionate, while most men aren't.  Thus, the middle of the road women will under-rate themselves and middle of the road men will over-rate themselves.

#5 - I require lots of time alone to recharge.
-- Once again, a matter of degree.  Most women prefer to socialize a lot.  There are some women who like socializing, but only to a degree, then they need some time alone to recharge.  Thus, they may need a few hours here and there of solitude to re-energize.  Because they are comparing themselves to other women, then they would tend to over-rate themselves in this category.  Whereas, most men who enjoy spending time alone are thinking in terms of days, if not weeks at a time, while those who only need a few hours at a time would think of it as normal and rate themself very low.

I hope this clarifies my thoughts, that an ISTJ man does not equal an ISTJ woman etc... Both sexes are coming from very different perspectives and if every trait was exactly equal between a specific man and a specific woman, they would score different types on the MBTI test simply because of the gender biases.

Posted: Wed - September 22, 2004 at 11:49 PM        

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