thehockeykid Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 If you were given a group project who would you rather work? Group of all males or group of all females? Disclaimer: This is not ment to offend anyone. In one of my classes I find it that alot of groups for projects are either all male or all female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronix Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 females. better chances of scoring. ha. In realness though - no preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplin Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Mix. Im a male and did a small chem project with two males and that was a total disaster. Ive done many with females and theyve always been successes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 males: easier to work with females: if u disagree with any of them, and they cry to the TA or professor you get in so much trouble and look bad. "You should help your group mate aka do it for them" -happened to me before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_P Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 pretty females: "oh, you should do this for me, ah, do that for me too ... btw, I have a bf" it's a half joke though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Females. I'm usually the oldest or most educated or the loudest (lol) so they all follow pursuit and simply obey. (Seriously!). I generally get more participation out of females, more brainstorming, and a fair bit more initiation. That being said, I can flirt easier with the males and they often follow my lead simply because of that. If there is going to be a conflict of personalities, it's gonna be with another alpha female...not with an alpha male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 That being said, I can flirt easier with the males and they often follow my lead simply because of that. If there is going to be a conflict of personalities, it's gonna be with another alpha female...not with an alpha male.lol. True. I've been in more conflicts when working on something with another girl than if I was doing a project with a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Females. I'm usually the oldest or most educated or the loudest (lol) so they all follow pursuit and simply obey. (Seriously!). I generally get more participation out of females, more brainstorming, and a fair bit more initiation. That being said, I can flirt easier with the males and they often follow my lead simply because of that. If there is going to be a conflict of personalities, it's gonna be with another alpha female...not with an alpha male. Actually, this is exactly what I would say too, but I'm in the same boat age-wise. Except that I find flirting to be very effective, and males follow my lead, especially with my very masculine haircut (which I am growing out right now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMaverick Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Females. Then again, I'm pretty sure anybody who knows me could have guessed THAT one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Females. Then again, I'm pretty sure anybody who knows me could have guessed THAT one. +1 I completely agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerena Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you were given a group project who would you rather work? Group of all males or group of all females? Disclaimer: This is not ment to offend anyone. In one of my classes I find it that alot of groups for projects are either all male or all female I don't care, as long as they are productive. And I don't think you can tell based on gender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymeddream Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Females: They take things more seriously and actually show up on time! (That's just been my experience....for instance: group presentations....guys would mention that there is no need to practice it.....we can just wing it and then something would go wrong most of the time...lol) But overall, it may be good to have a mix of males and females in the group and then the strengths of the two genders can be used to make the project a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Actually, this is exactly what I would say too, but I'm in the same boat age-wise. Except that I find flirting to be very effective, and males follow my lead, especially with my very masculine haircut (which I am growing out right now). Flirting works well, but not with the females. Lol. Well....okay, it works on some females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 As future physicians its important to be able to work with both genders (as you will do in the future!). Gender doesn't matter to me for group projects, its the individual personality that's important (i.e. does the person care about doing well? are they slackers?). I find that there are more females than males who are willing to take the work more seriously. It sucks... us males gotta pick up the pace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I would much rather work with all females. While they both generally do equal amounts of work, I tend to do work better with females because I try to impress them with my superior knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhope99 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I just finished working with a group of three females for an ecology project it was an awesome experience we all got along perfectly, when I worked with males in previous projects it didn't go so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I just finished working with a group of three females for an ecology project it was an awesome experience we all got along perfectly, when I worked with males in previous projects it didn't go so well. Do you find that if you work with other males, they tend to half-ass the project, give up easier, or settle with less-than ideal performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKY Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I have to agree with the general consensus so far. I find that females are generally more motivated overall, and they usually put in the extra effort. I usually like to take leadership role as well so I can supervise the whole process, and so far I have strangely been in group projects with all girls and it has mostly worked out that I have been put in team lead role.. Only in one situation did I have to 'heavily edit' someone's work just because it was honestly so bad.. I basically rewrote their whole section. Not sure how ethical that is, but it had to be done for the good of the group and I did volunteer to compile and edit the group paper. I'm a male by the way, and the guys do need to pick up the pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 depends on the personality of the individual more than the sex for me i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 depends on the personality of the individual more than the sex for me i think agree...i have been in both all male plus me and all female plus me groups. they did or did not work for a variety of reasons. i believe it is more fun to be in a group of males as the sole female when you're doing a presentation. the guys are way more open and able to play the humour card and it always makes the presentation go quickly and with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirop Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I despise group projects. PERIOD. But if I had to choose, females. I don't know, males I've worked with before didn't seem to care much about the work compared to the females. It's a motivation thing. Unless it's for a business presentation... Then, it's the other way around (ie for a business case competition). Females are more shy and are unlikely to speak out whereas the guys just ace it from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I feel liike guys can get along easier, with guys. There is none of that popularity thing going around, or they get offended if you decide to work at one of your male friend's house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhope99 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Do you find that if you work with other males, they tend to half-ass the project, give up easier, or settle with less-than ideal performance? yup, that's exactly what I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I prefer males in a group. I get too distracted with women, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdDave Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I hate working in groups but males generally get more accomplished and are more driven. An all female group maybe would work but if there is a mix usually females just sit there and expect guys to tell them what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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