why is it that women can type faster than men?

Question

that's what i have observed anyway, in the offices where i have worked. i though women were supposed to be bad at complex tasks

Answer 1

Women, my dear man (I assume you are a man or you wouldn't have supposed that we are bad at complex tasks) are faster, better, more capable at juggling 3 to 4 and more jobs at the same time (i.e. wife, mother, worker, lover, carer), so the thought that merely being able to type quicker than men is negligible compared to our other abilities.

Answer 2

1) That might be because in your office women do more typing or were hired as typist.

2) More women maybe preparing themselves for office careers and take typing class.

3) I disagree with women not being up to more complex tasks. Even though there are differences between sexes, women are gaining more high profile jobs and are expected to dominate in a couple of decades due to better education. This is actually becoming a concern, because boys' role model are usually athletes and it turns out that boys don't concentrate as much in academic activities and are not entering into the best colleges.

Typing is not a complex task. I am sorry if you feel it is.

Answer 3

Check your facts. The world record holder for typing is held by a man! Gender has nothing to do with it, it's all about practice.

Also, in machine shorthand (like Court Reporters use), the fastest guy on record is a man called Mark Kislingbury, who can take down two-voice testimony at a shocking 350 wpm! That's a lot faster than most people can even speak!

So the answer to your questions is: They DON'T! Men are the faster typists.

Answer 4

It all harks back to school, when boys were taught woodwork and women typing, this has changed over the years and with the influx of male orientated typing jobs the compariosion is slowly turning around. I am male and have taught myself to type, which amazes most women. As for all the women on this site who think women are better at everything, this is also changing with the new aged man who do not need women to do anything for them and can cope with multi tasking.

Answer 5

I am a guy and learned on a manual, I just have not practiced enough. I tend to pound the keys. I go through a keyboard ever few months.

I remember when women were amazed because I could type at all.

I loved my typing class in school, 95% female, 5% male. Maybe that answers your question...

Answer 6

Men usually have a more muscular structure which hinders the manual dexterity and flexibility.

You may have seen that some women can actually open their hand to where the fingers start to go backwards.

It's that hyperflexibility that gives women an advantage in this area.

Jerry
:o)

Answer 7

I would say it's probably because more women have secretarial and admin jobs than men so it could well be that the fast female typists have had experience doing this sort of thing before if they're doing a different job where you work.

Answer 8

Check out the Guinnes book of world records and you will note that the fastest typists have always been men. Maybe your query has to do w/ all of the lazy men in your office, and comparing them to all of the hardworking women.

Answer 9

It would depend if they have been taught to touch type, as its generally women that have, which means they can use all of their fingers to type without looking down at the keyboard.

I taught myself to touch type with a program called Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing... sounds crappy I know... but you should try it.

Answer 10

Because they have smaller fingers to make the task easier.