Gender Differences: The Similarities Between Men And Women

Throughout history men and women have done things that have changed the world. They are constantly pitted against each other, and sexist terms have resulted from human prejudices. Even though men and women are different, they also have their similarities. To say one is superior to the other would be ludicrous. Men and women are alike and different in many ways, but without these variations the world we know would cease to exist.
Men and women obviously have multiple characteristics that make them different. The physical and chemical characteristics that are not as well-known are actually quite interesting. Women, due to their unique chromosomal pattern, can actually outlive men by three to four years. Men typically have a higher metabolic rate, a higher incidence of death, and larger lungs than women. However, women have a faster heart rate, a better tolerance for heat, and a lower blood cell count than men. Men, when it comes down to brute strength, are fifty percent stronger than women (“Physical Differences Between Men and Women”). Men actually have a thicker skull than women, which is part of the reason they enjoy dangerous physical activity(Conner). So when your mom said, “all men are ‘thick-headed’ ” she was right.
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Every man, woman, and child on this planet wants to feel love. So, this is a similarity between men and women. People have a longing for love, and both men and women want to know how it feels to have a loving family, as well as, what it feels like to fall in love with someone. Everyone wants to feel the warmth of their hand holding someone else’s, the conversations that last hours, and the warm embrace from someone who truly cares about them. This is why men and women feel an attraction to each other. They want someone,who is not exactly like them, to see them for who they truly are. A person wants to know that someone cares enough to make sure they are doing well and that someone actually loves