Simon Baron-Cohan says that the topic of men and women's language is just "too insensitive". Stereotypicaly women are more open talking about their emotions and are more sensitive whereas, men 'never listen'. This is why women are more likely to work in a call center as they communicate better compare to men.
Baron-Cohan says that people are born with either a female brain or a male brain, with the female brain having more empathy compared to the males. It is clear that men and women are physically different but is the language they use actually different?
1 Language and communication matter more to women than to men; women talk more than men.
2 Women are more verbally skilled than men.
3 Men's goals in using language tend to be about getting things done, whereas women's tend to be about making connections to other people. Men talk more about things and facts, whereas women talk more about people, relationships and feelings.
4 Men's way of using language is competitive, reflecting their general interest in acquiring and maintaining status; women's use of language is cooperative, reflecting their preference for equality and harmony.
5 These differences routinely lead to "miscommunication" between the sexes, with each sex misinterpreting the other's intentions. This causes problems in contexts where men and women regularly interact, and especially in heterosexual relationships.
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