I sometimes suspect that my own life would be easier in a number of ways if I were female, but I’ll note that when I and other people I’ve known to discuss the question consider the pros and cons, we usually seem to consider by default what it would be like to be an attractive woman. A lot of the ways in which “women have it better” really seem to apply only to women who’re particularly good looking.
(Of course, I like to think I would be a good looking woman, but I’m a bit vain as it is.)
I sometimes suspect that my own life would be easier in a number of ways if I were female, but I’ll note that when I and other people I’ve known to discuss the question consider the pros and cons, we usually seem to consider by default what it would be like to be an attractive woman. A lot of the ways in which “women have it better” really seem to apply only to women who’re particularly good looking.
(Of course, I like to think I would be a good looking woman, but I’m a bit vain as it is.)
… Not sure if you need to be particularly good looking, just > −0.5 sigma.
I think there’s a pretty big difference in experience between being a good looking woman and being an average looking woman.
Nerdy men may be less picky about women’s looks, and expect other men to be also, but women who’re particularly good looking attract a whole lot more attention than women who’re about average.