Impact of Gender On Body Language

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1) To a woman, good listening skills include making eye contact and reacting visually

to the speaker. To a man, listening can take place with a minimum of eye contact and
almost no nonverbal feedback.

2) Men are more comfortable when approached from the side. Women prefer
approaches from the front.

3) When a man nods, it most often means he agrees. When a woman nods, she
may be agreeing or simply encouraging the speaker to continue.

4) In business meetings and negotiations, men talk more than women and interrupt
more frequently.

5) Female body language is typically warmer and empathetic with smiles, head tilts,
nods, and forward leans.

6) Women use approximately five tones when speaking, and their voices rise under
stress – so they sound more emotional. Men not only have a deeper vocal range;
they use only approximately three tones.

7) When a woman can't read the emotional reaction of the person she's talking to, it
makes her anxious. Men's ability to mask their facial expressions causes uneasiness
in women, who often perceive this as negative feedback.

8) Men's discomfort in dealing with emotion leads them to believe that they need to
supply a solution, and they may fail to understand that sometimes people just need
to be heard
Sources

What Leaders Need To Know About Male/Female Body ...

Forbes
https://www.forbes.com › carolkinseygoman › 2023/05/02

Perceptions of Nonverbal Communication: A Comparison ...

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse


https://www.uwlax.edu › urc › pdf › b_olson

Gender affects body language reading.


Sources
APA PsycNet
https://psycnet.apa.org › record

The Body Language Divide

The Foundation For Gender-Specific Medicine


https://gendermed.org › blog

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