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đģâĸ Enthusiastic Goblin đđŠī¸"...women participated more actively when a more casual and collaborate atmosphere was encouraged, which also gave rise to simultaneous interaction between speakers." (Yuasa, Ikuko; 2010)
Hmm gee I wonder why that might be 
Ryusei (obsolete/lurker)@witchfynder_finder As opposed to an environment where everyone is constantly shouting over each other to see who can dominate the conversation, which only really benefits narcissists
@And_Zoidberg Also as opposed to an environment where some people (namely men) are asserting conversational authority over any women present and not allowing them time to speak.
@witchfynder_finder "Let me explain this to you, little lady"
"Look here dumbass, I've been top of my field here for 20 years, also you are wrong"
"Aww, sure you are"
*busts out the citations and the awards* "Get rekt"
niven's theorem@witchfynder_finder this is why i don't get how a "casual" atmosphere is helpful. i can't stand informal discussions, because certain people (often men) dominate and no one else gets the chance to speak. on the other hand, formal discussion with moderated speaking helps me feel like everyone gets the chance to speak
@cosine Yeah, it's an interesting question, but I think what's important is the fact that what's described isn't just a "casual" atmosphere, but one that encouraged collaboration as well. How exactly that was brought about, though, I don't know.
@witchfynder_finder @cosine casual moderation?