Men are getting bigger than women.

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2. A big part of that is socialization.

By and large - of course thre are always exceptions - women are socialized to develop and utilize emotions, whereas men are socialized not to.

When I was on active duty in the Marine Corps, another officer, a male, asked me whether I self-identified as a women first and a human being second, or a human being first and a woman second. I don't remember using the words "of course," but I must have had to swallow them, because of course I identify as a human being first and a woman second. He replied, "I don't. I identify as a man first and a human being second." I couldn't think of anything to say other than "I'm so sorry," which I didn't say. but thought. I thought that must be like living in prison in one's own mind. I'm positive that was socialization rather than something he was born with.