Something is happening onSurvivor.
And that something is this: Women are no longer winning the game.
A quick look at the numbers shows that a gender gap has definitely emerged onSurvivor.
‘Survivor’ winners.
It didn’t used to always be that way, though.
But then, something changed.
Eleven of the last 14 seasonsincluding each of the last fivehave been won by men.
Ladies, if you want to gather things, go for it.
Thankfully, more womenhavebeen finding more idols since then.
Twenty-four of them have been men, while 17 have been women.
But the gender gap in terms of jury votes awarded to male and female players is even greater.
And the discrepancy is only getting worse.
The starkest example is how the jury voted in those five seasons.
I have 70% of what this job requires and wants.
I’m going to apply."
A woman sees that job and says, ‘I’ve got, like, 80 percent.
I don’t have enough.
I’m not going to apply.’
That is what happened.
You know, I didn’t get that amazing lesson that Dean got.
“We see it in your body language.
Her presence was commanding.
Her eye contact, her conviction.
That’s what you need.
And that’s what these women that you’re seeing, these final three are not doing.
I’m barely looking at the jury.
That is not going to win the game.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or woman.
you oughta be compelling and competent.
And unfortunately these men are talking themselves up and the women are talking themselves down.
I let them do that to me.
They looked at me like, ‘Why do you deserve it?
Let me tell you what’s up right now.’
That’s where we go wrong as women in this game.
WhenEW asked Jeff Probstabout the disparity after the Island of the Idols fine, the host seemed surprised.
“I did not realize that,” responded Probst.
I have zero idea.
I need to pay more attention!
I wonder if you merely pointing it out will impact the future.
Sometimes, that is all it takes.”
And we’ll see what the future holds when season 40Survivor: Winners at Warpremieres Feb. 12 on CBS.
This post was updated after the finale ofSurvivor: Island of the Idols.
