Is this true or false ''women are more empathetic than men''?

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artstatues · Accepted Answer

Feels like a cultural bias. Women are taught to display empathy while men aren't necessarily.

Also, what type of empathy are we talking about here? You have cognitive and affective empathy, both very different things. Cognitive empathy is the ability to read people. Affective empathy is the ability to feel the emotions of others. People with Asperger lack cognitive empathy but retain affective empathy. Sociopaths lack affective empathy but retain cognitive empathy. I imagine affective empathy is something that varies a lot more by individual especially since we know it's influenced heavily by environment - for example most people with ASPD, NPD, and BPD come from abusive homes and/or had some kind of traumatic experience and those conditions are all linked to a lack of affective empathy.

amandat94132 · Accepted Answer

False Empathy depends on the person

That said , I have known more women that are not empathic

The roomate that steals your stuff , lies behind your back about you
and asks you to do stuff for them with no understanding about your needs
and precious time

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It depends. Women are certainly not more empathetic or compassionate than men in general. All of society is more empathetic or compassionate toward women and children than toward men, and that includes women. I think women tend to be a bit more empathetic toward children than men do, but men are more empathetic toward women than women are toward men.

Lionman95 · Accepted Answer

I would rather say: "Women are more likely to be empathetic than men". Though I don´t like generalizations that my experience.
That doesn´t mean that guys can´t be empathetic but I think it comes easier to at least some women.

dustybiker · Answer

No. I don’t agree.  I lived a real life case study that proved to me quite the opposite. Greater numbers of men handle emergencies with much more finesse and heart.

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

I think on average women are more empathetic, not sure how much it has to do with genetics, though. Girls are treated with more empathy than boys and so as women it makes sense (at least to me it makes sense) they reflect that behavior. This dosen't mean that men can't be just as empathetic. Empathy can be learned, like most skills, with practice.

shaysh87 · Answer

women are more empathetic, on average. why don't you just take a look at nursing? why is nursing filled with women? because men are not cut out to feel empathy and care intimately for others. women are also more likely to be respectful and polite.

RawIronhide · Answer

Nope, women are typically more generic in their empithy. Meaning they often virtue signal without true comprehension of morale values.

Claudia233 · Answer

Women are ment to take care of babies who can't say how they feel or what they want. Being more empathetic helps figuring out the issue when there is one. So in general this is more of a woman thing

Flower_Power · Answer

I don't think that's necessarily true. I have met plenty of empathetic men that have been more empathetic than women. I feel like that is just a stereotype.

Anonymous · Answer

Look up on google
“man saves...” and then look up
“woman saves...”
You will see endless videos of men risking their lives to save other living things.
You might find one video of a female risking her life for something but generally not.

TrueConfection · Answer

False. Men are very empathetic. They might only think with one side of their brain at a time, but the logic side leads them to try and understand other people's emotions.

cookiecrusher · Answer

Men often throw their life away to provide for their family or stay behind on a ship, go to war so others don't have to. Can't display more empathy than to give up your life for anothers well being.

Anonymous · Answer

No, men act they don't talk about it much. Men are always beside their guys or girlfriends or people in need generally. They provide help silently. Women talk about other people's problems more but don't actually do much work to help them.
Plus women are terrible backstabbers and behind-talkers even to their female friends.

Adam1978 · Answer

False, women would go around be mean to men all the time if they where. Men care more about other just show it less.

Realbanger87 · Answer

It's a 50/50 men. Men will show empathy in their actions while women will show empathy through their emotions

genericname85 · Answer

False. I mean just look at all the feminists. They literally are unable to have empathy with men and male issues at all. They make everything about women.

Sarah8fjdddd · Answer

i think research points to females being more empathetic. look it up

Nata2496 · Answer

For most people, yes, it's more natural to women as mothers and carers.

caitycat21 · Answer

It’s false. Men are just socialized to be less empathetic than women

Anonymous · Answer

It's probably true on average, but you're literally comparing 50% of the population with the other 50%. There's going to be a lot of exceptions both ways.

peace1591 · Answer

They definitely are or even if they aren't, they show it more than guys for sure!!

MCheetah · Answer

Women are far more empathetic to other women and far less empathetic to men. So I voted option C.

Juxtapose · Answer

I'm starting to think it's actually the opposite because women are inculcated with so much excessive attention that their cognitive and affective empathy droooop.

Anonymous · Answer

On average yes.. but I think it is more from socialising than genes. Men can be as emphathetic if they practise it.

AimeeKyle · Answer

Other…. could go either way. I have seen extremely caring females (more normal - and yes) and some overtly callous ones as well.

AllThatSweetJazz · Answer

False. Women are more *sympathetic*, not more empathetic.

Irunya41 · Answer

Humans are humans, some are good and some are not. Everyone varies, gender isn't the biggest reason

WhiteBoyChill · Answer

Why wouldn’t women be more empathetic if they’re the ones that were tasked with taking care of babies for thousands of years of human history?

Chthou95 · Answer

Big fat false. Women are wonderful effect has engrained this into people's minds

Anonymous · Answer

False! I will say it's more socially acceptable for a woman to exhibit empathy.

Anonymous · Answer

It depends on the person. But if we are talking about genders on whole then women can be more bisexual/bicurious/heteroflexible whereas men are strictly heterosexual

England4eva · Answer

Our empathy is more obvious that’s all

Andres77 · Answer

Generally, yes. But certainly not in all cases.

Cubus · Answer

I think on average - yes.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

They sure pretend better..

OddBeMe · Answer

Don’t see a gender variable honestly.

AvaOneLasTime · Answer

Not necessarily.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

False AF.

Joker_ · Answer

true I reckon

Anonymous · Answer

No they're the same

UpdateGloomyNights_ · Answer

True

Anonymous · Answer

Generally yes.

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