This question may be a motivation to poll our memory and realize that there are many differences in the way men and women act, but the important thing is not how everyone expresses their emotions, but the question itself: do men and women feel the same way?Way?
Gottman’s research has led us to conclude that, despite the discovery of differences in the way emotions are expressed, men and women feel very similar. Other studies conducted at the University of Cambridge in England by Professor Baron-Cohen have shown that men and women brains are structured differently.
- It is said that the female brain is coded for empathy.
- Unlike men.
- Who have their brains structured to understand and build systems.
- These differences become increasingly clear as we age.
- Especially after adolescence.
- When testosterone levels increase and create even more differences between men and women.
That’s why a woman’s brain would be better prepared to read expressions of emotions or moods and a man’s brain to capture structures and systems. This does not mean that men cannot understand the emotions of others or that women cannot build structures, but that the female and male brain has a predisposition to a certain type of activity.
This will require more effort or conscious effort to achieve what your brain is not so predisposed to.
If we understand that some of the genetics and part of the environment almost influence us, we can realize that even if we come with the brain ready to capture certain kinds of stimuli, the context and environment also predispose us to one or the other. . event type.
Our roots and ancestors left their mark on us and also for future generations, in most ancient societies man was the one who had to find food and work for his family, and even if he felt sadness or pain when he left, he would have to hide those emotions to make their absence less painful and to exercise their masculine role within the group.
Dr. Fisher also recalls that women must stay home and be attentive to the care of their children, so that their empathy grows faster, as they need to be vigilant to quickly capture the needs of their children and also the home.
The brain was structured this way, perhaps not when it felt, but when expressing emotions. These days, sometimes, it seems to be a long way off. We can identify an effort and a change in the education system, in an attempt to ensure equal opportunities and emotional education is increasingly used, betting on emotional intelligence as a very important factor in children’s development.
We can conclude with all this that, while there are small differences between the male and female brains, the greatest inequalities lie in the way they express themselves and the way they feel.
We can also conclude that while there are differences between the two groups, there will always be more differences within the same group, i. e. we will find more differences between women themselves or between men themselves in the way they feel and express themselves than between the two. two groups.
As adults we play a very important role in education, this responsibility will only be assumed when we are able to ensure equal opportunities between men and women, taking into account the potentials of the person and preventing the differences we have discussed above from being an excuse to maintain certain stereotypes and prejudices. In this sense, we can all feel and express ourselves equally; losing fear of emotions is what makes us strong, knowing how to express each of them is what makes us human, whether we are men or women.