I just stumbled upon a test that is supposed to measure your gender identity. (I'm still not allowed to post links so you'll have to find it yourself if you want to take it. Just google 'idrlabs gender roles', it's the first link that comes up.) I got "extremely masculine" and I started wondering if that could be an INTP female specific trait.
My hypothesis is that the cold rationality and emotional detachment that INTPs usually show could manifest in tests like this one as stereotypical masculine traits, therefore making INTP females seem masculine in other people's eyes. (The test, for anyone who doesn't want to bother taking it, gives you a certain trait and asks you whether you have it or not. I assume the 'feminine' traits were the ones like 'sympathetic', 'tender', 'caring' and 'compassionate', whereas 'analytical', 'competitive' and 'forceful' were the 'masculine' ones.)
I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Could it be that INTP females are hardwired to be perceived as masculine? Have any of you actually experienced this in real life?
My hypothesis is that the cold rationality and emotional detachment that INTPs usually show could manifest in tests like this one as stereotypical masculine traits, therefore making INTP females seem masculine in other people's eyes. (The test, for anyone who doesn't want to bother taking it, gives you a certain trait and asks you whether you have it or not. I assume the 'feminine' traits were the ones like 'sympathetic', 'tender', 'caring' and 'compassionate', whereas 'analytical', 'competitive' and 'forceful' were the 'masculine' ones.)
I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Could it be that INTP females are hardwired to be perceived as masculine? Have any of you actually experienced this in real life?
