Rarity of INTJ Women

[Res]

When I first found out there was a type more rare than my own, I felt threatened. I demand answers at once.

What exactly makes INTJ women so rare?

[Happy]

How many female serial killers have you ever heard of?

[WickedQueen]

Why? U wanna meet them?

I met a lot of INTJ woman in INTJ Forum

[Res]

Originally Posted by WickedQueen

Why? U wanna meet them?

I met a lot of INTJ woman in INTJ Forum

I already know one, and I've been dissecting her. Surgery is going well, but I can't figure out what it is about her type which makes her more different from the rest.

Help

[vanWinchester]

What exactly makes INTJ women so rare?

Well, it's probably because most girls are *girly*. You know, they are generally emotional; they find things cute; they do *girl stuff*; think about networking / socializing...etc.
While we INTJ females are more of the *boyish girls*. That whole logic thing; thinking; science; technic; computers; emancipation / independence...that'd be my guess so far.
Maybe somebody has a better theory, though.

[Ninja Nem]

Originally Posted by vanWinchester

Well, it's probably because most girls are *girly*. You know, they are generally emotional; they find things cute; they do *girl stuff*; think about networking / socializing...etc.
While we INTJ females are more of the *boyish girls*. That whole logic thing; thinking; science; technic; computers; emancipation / independence...that'd be my guess so far.
Maybe somebody has a better theory, though.

As a purported INTJ, I'd have to say that I break that mold a little. I find things cute and while I do like science I lean more towards things like animal sciences and not chemistry and what have you.

[WickedQueen]

INTJ female wearing a feminine sport shoes, while ESTJ female wearing a high-heels black boots.

That's all I know, haha... sorry for being unhelpful... :D

[Nightriser]

Originally Posted by Res

What exactly makes INTJ women so rare?

I think the tendency for females to prefer F is only part of the story. I think that INTJ females are rare for the same reason that INFJ males are rare. Both have dominant Ni (at least, in MBTI theory). Dominant Ni is a highly uncommon cognitive process, and even as a secondary process, I suspect it is still unusual. This implies that any NJ is a relatively rare type. From there, the correlation between sex and T/F preference and the scarcity of INs are the factors that make the INTJ preference unlikely among women.

Also, just to be certain we're looking at the same source, where are you getting the information on prevalence of type?

[Viktoria]

Originally Posted by vanWinchester

Well, it's probably because most girls are *girly*. You know, they are generally emotional; they find things cute; they do *girl stuff*; think about networking / socializing...etc.
While we INTJ females are more of the *boyish girls*. That whole logic thing; thinking; science; technic; computers; emancipation / independence...that'd be my guess so far.
Maybe somebody has a better theory, though.

My mother is an INTJ, and that described her very well.
She is a webmaster for one of the goverment's sites.

[White]

The one female INTJ that I know in real life isn't all that "boyish." I mean, she's very logical and all, but I wouldn't pick her out of a crowd of girls and say she wasn't as girly as the rest.