Hello,

I'm reading example sentences with the verb navigate in the sense of finding a way forward. Sometimes it's clear but other examples are confusing. This one for example: 'How is the neighborhood perceived and navigated differently by males and females?'
Does it mean that males and females perceive and deal with the neighborhood differently? Maybe, women perceive that it's dangerous, whereas men don't feel threatened in any way.
Am I right or just raving? 😅

Thanks folks!

Have a great day 🥂

Question

Hello,

I'm reading example sentences with the verb navigate in the sense of finding a way forward. Sometimes it's clear but other examples are confusing. This one for example: 'How is the neighborhood perceived and navigated differently by males and females?' 
Does it mean that males and females perceive and deal with the neighborhood differently? Maybe, women perceive that it's dangerous, whereas men don't feel threatened in any way. 
Am I right or just raving? 😅

Thanks folks!

Have a great day 🥂

Answer

You are correct! It speaks to how males and females go about their lives differently in the neighbourhood.

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Exactamente! Mujeres pueden tener experiencias muy differente en el mismo barrio que los hombres. Así que, pueden "navigate" - moverse, vivir, sentir, reaccionar etc. - mucho differentemente que los hombres.

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Oscaaaaaaaar!
Esta es una buena pregunta, y la oración de ejemplo es muy interesante.
Hay casi un doble significado en la oración.
El concepto que se expresa es tanto literal como figurado.
Los hombres se mueven por el barrio utilizando rutas diferentes a las de las mujeres, porque tienen una experiencia diferente de los peligros y oportunidades que allí existen.
Pero esto también significa que la forma en que los hombres manejan la experiencia diaria de vivir allí es diferente, por las mismas razones.
Entonces, en este caso, se trata tanto del viaje real a través de un área como de la experiencia de vivir en esa área.
Una frase común que usamos es: "To navigate a situation"
Por ejemplo, 
Tal vez tu jefe sepa que debes lidiar con una situación complicada en el trabajo.
Él podría preguntarte: So, how are you going to navigate this situation?

¡Buena suerte!

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‘Navigating a neighborhood’ is a good but rather high brow use of ‘navigate’. More typically, you might ‘navigate’ a situation. Your suggestion of ‘deal with’ is more common.

Examples
You drive. I’ll navigate. (I’ll plan the route)
Be careful when navigating your way through the rapids. It’s easy to flip your raft.
Her way of navigating a career in medicine was unorthodox to say the least.

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The author is saying that males and females process information differently. There are many ways to process information. One way would be to stop and talk to people. Another way would be to read guide books and maps. Another way would be to concentrate on shopping, or entertainment possibilities.