The Daily Stat: Men Are Better at Parking Cars

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile AUGUST 5, 2010 Men Are Better at Parking Cars Men are 35% faster and 2.4% more accurate than women at parking cars overall, with the differences being even more pronounced in parallel parking, according to research led by Claudia C. Wolf and Sebastian Ocklenburg of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. Men's superior ability at identifying rotated images of three-dimensional objects is presumably important in parking, the researchers say. Source: How We Drive Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Do Women Lack Ambition? Harvard Business Review Article For men, ambition is considered a necessary and desirable part of life. Most women, however, associate ambition with egotism, self-aggrandizement, or manipulation. Getting to the bottom of why this is so required study of what ambition consists of — for both sexes. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials Financial Intelligence Collection HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Guide to Better Business Writing PREVIOUS STATS No Splashy Logos for High-End Consumers Shareholder Campaigns Are Limiting CEO Pay Low-Cost Competitors Change Our Lives A Teacher's Value: $100 per Percentile Point Study Finds Plagiarism in Residency Applications Fatal Medication Mistakes Spike in July BlackBerry Market Share Falls in U.S. Older Consumers Will Drive Spending Beckham's Tout is a Boon for Lego Gay Couples Save More for Retirement Job Seekers, Take Note Whether you've been laid off or are considering a job change, HBR's Guide to Getting a Job will help ensure that your next move is the right one. Only $19.95. Buy now » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)