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**There is evidence of men and women having skillsets in different areas, but no conclusive proof that these are the result of innate gender differences. It's very likely to do with the social expectations and norms enforced for each gender.** - When we think of men and women being good at different things, it can relate to everything from household chores to their capacity for empathy. But in both of these cases, systemically biased gender roles are probably to blame. Studies looking at [gender differences on a neurological level] (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210325115316.htm) show that no species-wide brain features differ between the sexes. - But our brains are highly plastic and it's natural that our skillset will develop based on what we view as being socially acceptable for ourselves. As [this study about gender differences in empathy] (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-020-01260-8) shows, the reputation of certain qualities as 'masculine' or 'feminine' can profoundly influence how willing we are to accept them. - Overall — women and men are not two distinct enough categories that there can be any severe limitations placed on what either is good or bad at. Maybe the only way that men and women are different across the board is in terms of average physical differences.
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