Men And Women & Sex Differences

Tuesday's class discussion opened with Gloria Steinhorn's statement, "We badly need to raise our boys more like our girls." Following the debate over the truthfulness of her statement, we listed specific, priceless characteristics that Gloria may be overlooking.
Females

• Sensitivity
• Detail Oriented
• Cooperative
• Relationship Oriented
• Expressive
• Communicative
• Nurture

Males

• Depth Perception
• Spatial Orientation
• Rough/ Competitive
• Aggressive
• Object/Motion Oriented
• Upper Body Physical Strength
• Action-Oriented
• Protective Instinct
• Provide/ Preside

We addressed God's divine plan and His creating of identity and destiny. Men and Women each have unique and beautiful attributes. In our readings we discovered the specific tendencies of both men and women that separate them significantly from early ages.  In John Stossel's video experiment, he shows several studies that address the different habits in children that are visible at stages as early as in the womb. An example would be an experiment where children are placed behind a glass barrier with their mother on the other side. The boys would generally charge for the glass, taking more aggressive action. On the other hand, the girls would tend to stay in place and cry. These results correlate to the characteristics listed previously. The children's reactions are directly related to their gender different qualities.
An interesting fact is that men develop better connections standing shoulder to shoulder, while women develop better relationships standing face to face. Along with the ways people develop connection, we looked at the different advantages that come from being either gender. Women have the divine gift of being able to better interpret body language, being able to be aware of multiple things, and being able to feel deeper on an emotional level. Interestingly, men are able to focus better on one specific thing(helping them stay on track in a work environment) and are also more physically capable(which connects to their sense of protection for others).
Overall, it can be concluded that the balance of the genders is only possible through their differences. Therefore, boys need to be raised like boys.