Differences, on average, between men and women

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  LoveUniHateExams

  Quite bizarrely, there are people trying their level best to blur the lines between man and woman, male and female.

  So, I thought it a fairly good idea to list the differences, on average, between men and women.

  Ok, starting with the most obvious ...

  Women have a vulva, a vagina, and internal gonads (ovaries); men have a penis and external gonads (testes).

  Women get pregnant, give birth and breastfeed their babies; men do none of those things.

  Men are taller than women.

  Men have greater upper-body strength than women.

  Men have greater bone density and percentage of muscle mass than women.

  Women live longer than men (this is partly due to life choices and behaviour and partly due to genetics).

  Men have higher testosterone levels than women.

  Men heal more quickly from physical injury than women.

  The sexual dynamics between men and women tend to be different, too. Re sexual selection, women typically have their choice of the most suitable men. Men are different, they tend to be desperate for sex and often f**k anything with a pulse, lol.

  Behaviour is also a phenotype, and we find that men and women differ in terms of behaviour and life priorities/choices.

  Men are more inclined towards high-risk/high reward behaviour whereas women tend more towards stability.

  The tabla rasa* hypothesis is actually on pretty thin ice - some studies on newborn babies have shown that males tend to be more interested in things whereas newborn females tend to be more interested in people's faces.

  Mean IQ for men and women is identical but women tend to be more clustered around the mean figure; men dominate the genius and retarded ends of the spectrum.

  Feminists love to cherry-pick gender disparities in certain lucrative and/or high powered jobs such as boardroom executives, STEM jobs, football managers, etc., but the reality is that gender disparity is commonplace across a variety of jobs and employment sectors.

  Here is a brief list of jobs/employment sectors where there are more men than women:

  1. STEM jobs
  2. 'Honorable' Members of Parliament
  3. Bricklayers
  4. Oil rig workers
  5. Sewage maintenance operatives
  6. Commercial fishing
  7. Electricians
  8. Security guards
  9. Police officers
  10. Military personnel
  11. Fire fighters

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  And here is a brief list where there are more women than men:

  1. Nursing and midwifery
  2. General Practitioners (GPs)
  3. Baby sitters
  4. Nursery nurses
  5. Beauticians
  6. Make-up personnel for film and TV
  7. Costumer design for film and TV

  There is also gender disparity in our jails - approx. 90% of inmates are men, 10% are women.

  I can't think of any more differences at the moment but any additions and corrections to my list would be welcome.

  *Tabla rasa - the idea that each newborn baby is a blank slate, onto which society writes its passions and prejudices.
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  Rivergang

  Women have a greater physical endurance than men, particularly noticeable in ultra swimming events, where women excel.

  It is also a factor in ultra running and / or cycling events, where there is very much a level playing field between men and women.

  There certainly are differences between male and female, noticeable from infancy ( coming from somebody who grew up with two sisters, and had a family consisting of male and female children).
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  DesirousOfChange

  Yes, women live longer than men as is evidenced by the fact that most married men die before their wives. But most often it is because they want to.
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  Simon

  You didn't mention anything about reverse parking on your list ...
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  Vanderhoven7

  Or shipping preferences....
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  FedUpJW

  @DOC

  Women live longer than men

  You pretty well beat me to the punch. I was going to say that the reason is because we men have to live around women.
  
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  MeanMrMustard

  I remember reading (or listening to - can't remember now) an experience of a trans-male and all the emotional changes he had as the hormone therapy took effect. He related that as the transition took, he would still go out with his former girlfriends. They were supportive, and it was fine for a while. Soon, though he found that his interests shifted, and the "girl talk" was annoying. He was less patient when they talked about feelings and would often want them to shift the conversation to "things" rather than feelings. It was interesting because he was aware of the emotional changes happening.
  
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  BluesBrother

  Women talk a lot more......

  ( ducking for cover )
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  Rivergang

  As to why these differences exist, Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps by Alan and Barbara Pease is an informative read. This book explains in detail how it is hormones which largely determine these differences - even down to such things as problems with reverse parking. Furthermore, this book’s authors manage to write in language that just about anybody can understand, yet which at the same time is hardly an insult to intelligence.
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  greenhornet

  Women can multitask men can not