>Contrary to what one might expect, for all of these personality effects the sex differences tend to be larger-- not smaller-- in more individualistic, gender-e

>Contrary to what one might expect, for all of these personality effects the sex differences tend to be larger-- not smaller-- in more individualistic, gender-egalitarian countries. My working guess is that social dynamics in highly individualistic countries tend to be more competitive, while less individualistic countries are more ritualized -- arranged marriage being a prototypical example of collectivist norms. It seems like a more competitive culture (on both friendly and romantic levels) may lead to increased pressure to express gendered traits -- or it may simply lead to higher levels of stress in social situations, which causes unconscious influences to have more effect. But do these hypotheses fit the Russia datum? I'm not sure.