Theory of mind

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Yes...many corporate decisions are based on marketing research that yields those diffences between genders- that are subtle and hidden- but may well be inborn. Back in the Nineties I went back to college and took some radio related courses. The lady professor who taught my Media History class told us about one of the two remaining classical music radio stations that operated in our city at that time:one was public radio, and the other was commercial. The commercial station would secretly purposely tweak its sound by softening the sound of high pitched violin music, and also it would go easy on playing soprano singers. And the reason the station had that new policy was because marketing research showed that women don't like harsh high pitched sounds. Many of the pop music consuming young ladies in the class were incredulous and said "whatdoyamean women don't like sopranos? I like Mariah Carey." But I remember thinking "yeah, mom complains about having to hear "screeching sopranos" on the classical stations she listens to". Its the women who evolved to be the main caretakers of the babies in the tribe. So maybe women have an inborn gut reaction when they hear high pitched music...maybe unconsciously it sounds like a nonexistent baby making demands on them. Lol! Or that's my theory.