Based on these biologically explained differences, some psychological distinctions between men and women can be established:
• Men grasp a situation as a whole and think globally, while women think locally, relying on details and nuances.
• Men are builders and creators. They take risks and experiment, while women select the most valuable knowledge and pass it over to the next generation.
• Men are more independent in their thoughts and actions, while women are more willing to follow the ideas suggested by others.
• Women’s self-appraisal is lower than that of men. Women tend to criticize themselves, while men are more satisfied with their own performance.
• Men and women have different sources of satisfaction. For men it is career and prosperity, while women value family and kids.
• Men have a pronounced need to fulfill their goals, and women rank relationships with others first.
• Men get sick twice as often as women, although women tend to be more concerned about their health.
• Women endure pain and monotonous work better than men.
All the above gets even more confusing, if we take into account that 15 to 20 percentages of men happen to have a female type of brains, and about 10 percentages of women have a male type of brains, which means that some percentage of men and women, no matter how small it seems, are partially programmed to the behavior and way of thinking of the opposite gender.
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