Gender Differences

This might seem like a pointless post because obviously men and women are different. But aside from that, these are some differences. Men are generally more aggressive, this is for their role as protectors and providers. And women are more sensitive and responsive because traditionally they nurture the children.

This is a list of masculine and feminine traits:

Masculine

Spatial orientation (remembering north, east, south, west)

Aggressive and competitive

Focused (forgetting what does not matter at the time)

Problem solving (Which is why most men are better at math in school)

Feminine

Emotional

Verbal communication (putting thoughts into words)

Recognizing nonverbal cues (tone of voice, body language)

Observant (reading in-between the lines and making connections between people, places, or things)

Multi-tasking (aware of what is going on with multiple things at once)

Questioning (includes questions at the end of sentences; such as, don’t you think?)

Qualifying (gives hints for others to know how to respond; sort of, maybe, really)

One study found that men are more comfortable to share personal matters with women than other men. This is because women are more expressive in behavior (giving off emotional support and more loyalty) as oppose to instrumental (engaging in activities that are non-emotional). This is in addition to the nonverbal cues in conversation. This is most easily explained with the words “I love you”, which could mean sarcasm, indifference (saying only to please another), disbelief, true devotion, etc.

It may seem like some of these traits are more preferable than others, although they all have different positives and negatives attached to them. These differences are of averages of men and women. It is clear that not all men have all those masculine traits, nor do women have all the feminine traits.