Do females score differently than males?
The answer to this question is almost certainly “yes,” but the nature and amount of the differences are not yet well established. It is to be expected from many well documented studies that females do not perform tracking tasks as well as males. The reasons are believed to be partly genetic and partly because of the differences in the childhood activities of boys and girls. However, there is some evidence that if females are given sufficient training on tracking tasks their initial disadvantage can be permanently overcome. Most female applicants for jobs as pilots or other complex system operators can be expected to have better than average psychomotor skills; nevertheless, they may still have less hands-on experience with tracking tasks than males. So, to the extent that performance on the the relatively easy WOMBAT tracking tasks contributes to the overall score, females may show a slight decrement relative to males. In the interest of fairness and objectivity, operators should consi
