Sunday, August 30, 2009

Women Are Sort of More Tentative Than Men, Aren’t They?

Filed under: Language and gender

Women hedge, issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, language features that can suggest uncertainty, lack of confidence and low status. But men do the same, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.

Full article: UC Davis News



Sunday, March 8, 2009

Differences in language-related brain activity affected by sex?

Filed under: Language and gender

Men show greater activation than women in the brain regions connected to language, according to researchers from CNRS, Université de Montpellier I and Montpellier III. This work is published in the February 2009 issue of the journal Cortex.

Full article: Alpha Galileo



Monday, February 16, 2009

When texting, eligible women express themselves better

Filed under: Language and gender

The book “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it’s the women who are more expressive.

Full article: EurekAlert