Gender gap
A gender gap is a disparity between genders involving quality or quantity. Though some gender gaps are controversial, they are not to be confused with sexist stereotypes. A classic example of a gender gap is the supposed difference in pay between men and women for the same job responsibilities. Some gender gaps favoring females are opposed by masculists.
Gender gaps favoring males
Men have testosterone making them on average naturally stronger than women.
In many countries the median male income is higher than the median female income.
Health insurance is less expensive for young and middle aged men.
In Eastern society, parents prefer to raise sons. In China and India, female fetuses are often aborted, especially in the former country due to one-child policy.
Male clothes are often better equipped with pockets.
In Western society, males are typically allowed to bare their chests in public.
Male school students are less likely to complain about dress codes.
Men have more responsibilities and presence in many religions or religious organizations.
Gender gaps favoring females
Women live longer than men in most countries (a notable exception is Afghanistan).
Automobile insurance companies charge more for teenage boys than their female counterparts.
As of October 2005, women made up 57% of all college students in the United States. This is the culmination of decades long trend that began in the 1960s with affirmative action. In 1947 39% of all college enrollees were women.
By 2010, women are expected to control $1 trillion, or 60 percent, of the US's wealth through their husbands - BusinessWeek and Gallup.
Life insurance is higher for males than for females.
Many countries, including Mexico, India, Germany, Brazil, and Australia require companies to grant 12-week maternity leaves for working women at full pay.
A wider range of clothing styles is available for females, including both skirts and dresses and different kinds of tops.
Even within this difference, the female sections of clothing catalogues are often more comprehensive than the male sections.
Office dress codes are sometimes less strict for women. Some have been criticised for allowing female employees to dress more casually than their male counterparts.
Clothing for formal occasions also exhibits more variety on the female side, with males often expected to wear a suit whereas females may choose to wear something more suitable in warm weather.
Estrogen makes womens hair healthier looking and skin that is more elastic with wrinkles that are less deep than men.
A commentary released by the Project last October addressed some of the general questions about the way men and women view their lives and increasing global interconnectedness. (Some copies of the release are available at the conference or on the Pew Research Center's website at www.people-press.org):
On the whole, women are happier with their lives and say they've made personal progress more than men.
Estrogen helps women, who have smaller heads on average than men, process information, develop communication faster than men.
In general women admire the beauty of both men and women where as men generally only admire the beauty of women.
Gender gap examples favoring neither males nor females
In the United States, women are more likely to vote disproportionately for the Democratic Party.
Women were more likely to oppose the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
An average man is taller than an average woman. (See sexual dimorphism)
On average, girls begin puberty approximately two years before boys.
Women purchase or influence the purchase of 80 percent of all consumer goods.
In the US in 2004, there were more women than men who were doctors and lawyers.
Women are less prone to have a mental disease than men.
Men wait longer to marry than women.
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