> I have a theory that women are less likely to be, I guess the word would be "assertive", than men. That's a descriptive, not necessarily a normative, stateme

> I have a theory that women are less likely to be, I guess the word would be "assertive", than men. That's a descriptive, not necessarily a normative, statement. What's more interesting to me is why women and men act differently. Do you believe the differences could be the result of child rearing, social climate and norms etc?