It boils down to "people with aberrant behavior or bearing produce anxiety in women." This is drawn from a Facebook survey. It's interesting, even if the "study" doesn't really produce any more knowledge than most other Facebook surveys.
The link to the problem of addressing Wikipedia's gendergap seems tenuous; are you suggesting that Wikipedia editors display aberrant behavior which prospective female editors find creepy, making it less likely that they will contribute? On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Neotarf <[email protected]> wrote: > A study published in the journal New Ideas in Psychology, unfortunately > behind a paywall, reviewed by Dr. NerdLove. [1] > > Some highlights: > > *"*So we’re not allowed to give women compliments? – *No, telling a > woman how sexy she is isn’t a compliment, especially when you don’t have > that level of intimacy with her." > > *"One of the keys to what made someone creepy was the potential for > ambiguity. The study’s authors suggest that because one’s creep-radar is > keyed towards finding potential threats, the ambiguousness of somebody’s > behavior could make people uncomfortable. After all, if you’re continually > wondering if this person actually poses a threat to you, you’re left in a > state of anxious paralysis; you’re continually on edge trying to determine > just what the appropriate reaction to the situation is. Guessing wrong can > have consequences, after all; misjudge a potential threat and now you’ve > made yourself vulnerable to someone who means you harm." > > *"One of the most common ways guys are creepy is by ignoring issues of > boundaries and demonstrating that they have more information about somebody > than they should." Example from Instagram: He: "So I take it you're staying > at the Excalibur?" She: "Excuse me, do you not seriously realize how > f*cking creepy it is for a stranger to message a woman out of the blue > insinuating he knows where she is?" > > *From the comments: "Someone who comes close to that line and manages not > to cross it obviously knows where it is." > > [1] http://www.doctornerdlove.com/2016/05/the-science-of-being-creepy/ > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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