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Reminiscing about the time we had a discussion in MS Clarington class about how life is more difficult for a women

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Women DO work harder than men: How female employees are less prone to distraction and more likely to get a job done

Women employees work harder and longer than men do, according to a new study by independent research consultancy the Ponemon Institute.

Among the subjects that took part in trials across the U.S., females consistently worked for a longer period of time during a ten-minute experiment than their male colleagues.

Researchers also discovered that men are even less productive when women are around.

The experiment was originally intended to observe the effect of 3M privacy filters - thin panels that fit onto a monitor, allowing only the user to view their computer screen - on productivity in the workplace.

But the study ended up revealing that with or without a privacy filter, women are more productive than men in the workplace.

Of the 274 subjects, who all worked in financial services, consumer products, education, health care and energy, approximately 53per cent of the subjects were female, and 47per cent were male.

When working with a privacy filter, females worked 4.9 minutes during a ten-minute experimental trial, while men worked 4.3 minutes.

And even without a privacy filter, females worked 2.5 minutes during ten minutes, while male subjects worked for just 2.1 minutes in the same amount of time.

Not only do women work longer, but they also apparently work harder than their male counterparts.

When subjects were given the opportunity to walk away during an experimental waiting period, just 38per cent of women left their desk, while 52per cent of men did.

Moreover, men were found to be less productive if a woman was around.

When the researcher and subject were both male, the average time worked was 3.6 minutes. When they were both female, productivity rose to four minutes.

But with a female researcher and a male subject, the time worked dropped to just 2.8 minutes.

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Women DO work harder than men: How female employees are less prone to distraction and more likely to get a job done

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Women employees work harder and longer than men do, according to a new study by independent research consultancy the Ponemon Institute. Among the subjects that took part in trials across the U.S., females consistently worked for a longer period of time during a ten-minute experiment than their male colleagues.

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Describing Man Seeking Woman, the new comedy series premiering Wednesday on the FXX cable network, isn't going to be easy.

On the one hand, it's pretty straightforward: In the opening moments, a young man named Josh, played by Jay Baruchel from Undeclared, is sent packing by his now ex-girlfriend. The rest of the episode, and presumably the series, has him weaving his way through the tricky currents of dating in the 21st century - enduring blind dates, attempting pickup lines and checking out dating websites and phone apps for potential new acquaintances and experiences.

But on the other hand, Man Seeking Woman is as devoted to examining how it feels to be single and dating and rejected as to what actually occurs. This very unusual new TV series is inspired by The Last Girlfriend on Earth, a collection of darkly comic, and proudly bizarre, short stories by Simon Rich, who's one of the show's writers. So while portions of Man Seeking Woman tell a literal narrative, other parts are more impressionistic, even surrealistic. Very few television shows have ventured into this territory regularly, and successfully - Ally McBeal, with its fantasy sequences, was one. Louie, currently on the FX network, with Louis CK slipping into occasional digressions of whimsy, poetry and existentialism, is another.

It uses the visual vocabulary of film and TV, and the freedom of sketch comedy, to explore a mood - even if, and sometimes especially if, it doesn't make any literal sense.

Man Seeking Woman is a cross between an early Woody Allen comedy and a very edgy late-night comedy sketch - which may be why Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is an enthusiastic executive producer of this series. It uses the visual vocabulary of film and TV, and the freedom of sketch comedy, to explore a mood - even if, and sometimes especially if, it doesn't make any literal sense.

When Baruchel's Josh Greenberg is dumped by his girlfriend, he walks around with a cloud over his head, raining on him on an otherwise clear day. When his sister sets him up with a blind date, he sees that date as a monstrous little troll - and she looks and acts like one, even in a fancy restaurant. And when he accepts an invitation to a party held by his ex, he has to meet and endure her new boyfriend. Of course, Josh is going to think this new guy is a lot worse a match for her than he was - but Josh sees it, and so do we, as an extreme case. When his friends meet him at the door of the party, they let him know the identity of the new boyfriend: an old man in a wheelchair named Adolf. As in Hitler. Josh is dismayed and says, "Isn't there, like, a pretty big age difference between them?" When a woman calls him jealous, he says: "I'm not jealous, I just don't like Adolf Hitler. He murdered millions of people."

Josh decides to make a graceful exit - but before he can, his girlfriend sees him and says hello. And then, approaching on his motorized wheelchair, so does Adolf Hitler - played by a completely unrecognizable Bill Hader, formerly of Saturday Night Live.

Hader introduces himself as Adolf Hitler, and Josh says he's Josh Greenberg.

"Greenberg?" Hader says, "Uh oh! Uh ohhhh! There's a Jew at Hitler's party! There's one in our midst."

Watching that scene made me uneasy, and intrigued at the same time. Uneasy because it felt like a third rail of comedy, and not particularly hilarious - but intrigued because, honestly, I can't remember ever seeing anything quite like it. A later scene, which has a war room of sorts assembled to help Josh compose the perfect follow-up text to a girl he met on the subway, is just as audacious - but not at all squeamish.

I really like Baruchel as an actor, and he handles angst and embarrassment here with as much humor and endearment as he did in Undeclared. After watching two preview episodes, I can't say I'm in love with Man Seeking Woman. But I can definitely say that I'm looking forward to a third date - and that I feel I'm experiencing something truly, and maybe even memorably, different.
David Bianculli is founder and editor of the website TV Worth Watching, and teaches television and film at Rowan University in New Jersey.

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'Man Seeking Woman' Examines How It Feels To Be Single, Dating And Rejected

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Describing Man Seeking Woman, the new comedy series premiering Wednesday on the FXX cable network, isn't going to be easy. On the one hand, it's pretty straightforward: In the opening moments, a young man named Josh, played by Jay Baruchel from Undeclared, is sent packing by his now ex-girlfriend.

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1. Cat calling is a real thing.

I have always felt simultaneously ready to fight, and ready to hide, when people have shouted insults at me as they drove by. They almost always catch you off guard, and make you jump, which really grinds my gears. However, I can't imagine how I'd feel if people yelled out sexually explicit things at me, whistled at me, or made crude comments my way as they drove by. It is terrible that having to deal with this has become a reality for many women.

2. The pressure to have children has always seemed so mortifying to me.

Why is everyone in such a rush for ladies to do something that will ultimately change their life forever? Pushing this off is enough to make some traditional families crazy, but God forbid a woman ever says she doesn't want children and people seem mortified. Can someone please explain that? It's not like we lack human beings on this Earth.

3. Childbirth itself.

The first thing that pops into my head when I think of childbirth is the iconic scene from Alien when the creature bursts from the man's stomach. It hurts, you can die from it, and it dramatically alters your body. Need I say more? Bless women for keeping the human race going.

4. The female slut vs. the male player double standard.

I don't need to elaborate. We've all heard it, but it never ceases to blow my mind. I've had men try to explain the "logic" of it. One particular explanation went, "Women are like a cup of water, and when they have sex, it's like someone spitting in the water. Would you want to drink that water after everyone else has put their germs in it?" My response: "If women are like a cup of water, then men are like a straw, and I sure as hell wouldn't want to drink from a straw that has been used in cups of water all over the place."

5. When it comes to video games there are significantly more male characters to choose from.

I'd be offended if I didn't feel like my sex was represented in the gaming industry (although we should all be offended when equal representation is not reached). Sometimes you want to play as a character that you can wholly relate to. I'm not saying that women can't ever relate to male characters. It just seems a bit unfair that they have to pick male characters, by default, so often.

6. Doing makeup is a complicated art form.

I've used makeup a few times in my life (mostly to cover up hickeys from overly aggressive/hungry guys), and it is hella hard. Obviously not all women use makeup, but for those who do, I give you all the credit in the world, because it is hard...

7. But shaving is the worst of all.

There's a societal expectation that women should be hairless and smooth. I myself prefer to be smooth, and have attempted to live the hair-free lifestyle. Between razor bumps, the cost of all the products, the mess, and the time it takes I quickly realized that it takes a true champion to keep the hair away.

8. There are too many options for shopping.

Sometimes I wish that I had more stores to shop at for clothes in the mall, but I find solace in the fact that I still have money in my wallet at the end of the day. Stores like Forever 21 and H&M are wonderlands of clothing, with roughly 80% of the store dedicated to the female population. Sure, having all the options seems awesome. But the temptation to spend your money is greater, and settling on something is much more difficult. I'm done shopping in the little boy's section of Forever 21 in 2 minutes. My girl friends take at least 20 minutes, because the store is friggin' huge.

9. The monthly "gift" that keeps on giving.

As a guy I honestly can't imagine having to deal with this every month. Like, I seriously can't. I can go a few months without getting sick, whereas women have to prepare for unpleasantness every single month, until they hit menopause...and then that is another, different torturous story.

10. The impossible-to-attain beauty standards.

The general archetype for female beauty in this country is full lips, a tiny waist, a big butt (but not too big), big breasts, a flat stomach, a full head of long hair, slender arms, and perfect skin. But you're supposed to make it look flawless and completely natural. Men don't really understand all the work that it takes to meet these standards, because they constantly knock on women for taking long to get ready. If only they knew how difficult it really is.

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10 Reasons Why It's Harder Being A Girl Than Being A Guy (From A Guy's Perspective)

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I have always felt simultaneously ready to fight, and ready to hide, when people have shouted insults at me as they drove by. They almost always catch you off guard, and make you jump, which really grinds my gears.

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Is life Harder for Men then Women Today?

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