Running head: GENDER COMMUNICATION 1

Gender Communication

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Gender Communication

Do men and women certainly communicate as differently as it is claimed by the society? Being

capable of equally interacting with each other, however, they can convey the same ideas but

comprehend them in disparate ways so that it seems as if men and women are even from the

other planets. Although it is biased for both sexes not to have common strengths and blind

points, there are common features they stand out from each other.

First of all, women are communicate with the aim to build relationships with the help of listening

skills, inclusive body language and empathy, and men are thought to build relationships based on

solving the problem or the task (Kinsey, 2016). Moreover, women give more compliments:

imagine seeing that a man has posted a picture on Facebook and his male mates leave such

comments as “I got a call from heaven; they said the most beautiful angel had escaped!”

Secondly, according to Lieberman (2016), despite stereotypes to the contrary studies have shown

that men talk more than women and interrupt them much more that women do. As for the body

language, women tend to copy other movements and nod their heads as the sign of listening

while men show their dominancy by sitting with their legs spread or standing with their

shoulders squared off and nod only to show that they agree. It can lead to miscommunication and

both at workplace and in the relationship, because women tend to maintain and reinforce

relationship and men are good at analyzing the facts and solving the problem. For example, when

a man complains to his wife about his tough day at work and she says: “I am also tired, wish life

could be easier” which means “I understand you”. Instead of this, the man feels annoyed because

he thinks his feelings were neglected.

The key to avoid these misunderstandings is to try understanding each other’s difference and

balancing empathy and strength, to become both self-assured and tender.

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References

Kinsey, C. (2016, March 31). Is your communication style dictated by your gender? Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolkinseygoman/2016/03/31/is-your-communication-

style-dictated-by-your-gender/#3a35514eb9d3

Lieberman, S. (2016, February 2). Gender communications differences and strategies.

https://simmalieberman.com/gender-communications-differences-and-strategies