Why do women get much more defensive than men when responding to a gender oriented question?
353261
That's a gender oriented question :P
78278
"US" WOMEN WANT YOU TO THINK EMOTIONALLY, BUT SINCE MEN NEVER DO AND YOU GUYS THINK WITH LOGIC,"WE" TRY TO THINK LOGICALLY.HOWEVER WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL CREATURES. WE TRY TO BE LIKE A MAN IN OUR ACTIONS WHEN WERE HURT WE COVER UP HOW WE REALY FEEL BECAUSE ARE EMOTIONS ARE  NEVER ACCEPTED IN THE "REAL WORLD"BUT BECAUSE WE ARE EMOTIONAL PEOPLE WE THEN CHANGE OUR MIND AND STOP TRYING TO COVER UP OUR FEELINGS BUT BY THEN ITS TO LATE.(WE ACT ON LOGIC FIRST THEN EMOTIONS LATTER.)
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There are many reasons for this, many of them formed by the gender roles imposed by society:\n\no Males of most every species are more aggressive\no Men physically stronger, and thus are better at committing crimes relying on strength\no Men are more likely to engage in activities (contact sports, martial arts, hunting) and use tools (guns, knives, baseball bats) that provide skills useful to criminals\no Men are more often in positions of power, and have more opportunities to commit crimes\no Men are more often expected to be providers, and thus more likely to turn to crime to fulfill that role\no Men are more competitive, and more likely to turn to crime to get an edge\no Men are expected to be sexually assertive, women passive.  The assertive role offers more opportunity for crime\no Males of many species attract mates by demonstrating there prowess, often in reckless and violent ways\no Male sexual deviancy is more likely to lead to crime than female sexual deviancy.\no More male role models, both real and fictional, are criminals\n\nNote, these aren't excuses or justifications for criminal activity, nor are they an endorsement for sexism or gender stereotypes.  They are merely observations.
634477
Biologically, Males have muscles and deal with problems thorugh direct approaches.  Females are weaker (just a fact) and therefore look to other methods to solve thier problems.
491216
Simple, because women are taught by feminists to be independant of, and angry at men. If women were to admit their faults to men, they would become vulnerable, (in their dilusional minds). Feminists teach women to deny the intelligence, and invaluable need of men. Women who admit men can be right and women wrong are promoting the opposite.
500042
you just misunderstand men hun they are not mean they are just acting natural it is  a man natural instinct to be aggresive but those who control it are the ones who are respected...those who dont are plain idiots..lol..see women use both sides or thier brains more at the same time than a man does therefore making us able to cope better with problems men dont use thier brains in the say matter as we do,,,,,
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women are more likely to be micromanaged, we tend not to fight back as much, nor do we stand up for ourselves. so it is easier to do. i dont see how you can break out since it isn't your fault, what type of work are you in?    try speaking up and see if that helps.
265828
If A Women Needs To Ask That Question To Get Re-assurance Then Its Shows They Are Not Equal To The males
1147138
I'm sorry that happened to you. Some people are way to defensive and try to read too deep into things. What you said was very nice, sweet and polite. Don't let a few grumpies ruin a thoughtful statement, if you read through some of the reply's you did make some girls' nite. Take care :)
135327
Becuse they can. There is no way of knowing if they are male or female in here. So they pick who they want to. They also like confuseing us when they ask a question.
774550
I'm with you. I don't care about the gender of the person. I care more about the content of the answer. People are just pretentious.
1150003
You know, I think that its in the attitude. Its partically physical. I, as a female, am signifigantly smaller than most of my guy friends. I am better able to communicate, and manage small moter tasks. They are better at lifting large things. But, its also the sexual tension between the different sexes. \n\nThis may suprise you, but I think that as a woman, I am in a better position than most of my male friends. I can totally manipulate them, with just a request. "Will you walk me to my car?" Carries an implied message, "Come and walk with me, so I don't get raped" but also "Come and walk with me, since we're going the same way and I want to keep talking". I can also get away with hitting my guy friends without much consequence, and my chances of continuing higher education are much better.\nSo... the inequity between men and women? I think it comes down to education and intimidation. As a 5'4, less than 130 pound woman, I am much more intimidating than my 6'5 200 pound guy friend. It's all attitude.
575447
it has nothing to do with gender.  People lie period. It has to do with integrity,  You either have it or you don't.  There are also situations where a person in a relationship becomes a minimizer or a maximizer,.  If someone doesn't want consequences to their actions, they will minimize and the other will automatically maximize.
523075
Because women have the tendency to intimidate guys and many of us are scared of rejection. Let the guy your writing to know that you want him to.
668318
Because women (generally)are not inclined to be interested in Mechanics, Computers, Science, DIY, etc..\nThey are in touch with feelings, and emotions, as are men, but men don't put it out there as much.\n\nPlus women are more inclined to question the status of a relationship, and worry more about it, so it seems.  Thus, their insights to these types of questions seem to prevail.\n\nThat's the Mars/Venus thing.
211262
Females are more emotional than men. And usually know what they want quicker than a man does.
609855
I don't know that I would say they scare me off, but they did tend to put me on the "hotseat" so to speak. It may be an instinctive or self-ego defeating impression we have of ourselves, but most men see strong willed, and intelligent women as a type of threat. We have spent so much time in the role as the "stronger sex" we have trouble finding ourselves in the passenger seat. BUT, what we males tend to forget is that women don't have the same tendency to control, so much as not let themselves BE controlled. A smart, strong willed man is more likely to try to control his female counter-part, while a smart, strong willed woman simply takes a stand and doesn't let anyone push her around. Much different case. So, I personally have found that where I had once felt defensive, I am now much more comfortable and secure in myself, so I don't feel as threatened as I once did. I believe you will most likely find that the younger generation is more inclined to be put off than the older, matured generation.