Other common descriptors people have used for you may include irrational, overdramatic, and sensitive.
Yet, a man who responds similarly is often said to have presented a good take or welcome input.
As a result, women may regularly feel forced to modulate their behavior in unnatural ways.
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A 2021 study inScientific Reportsfollowed 142 men and women to observe their regular emotions.
At the studys end, researchers found that male participants emotions fluctuated as much as women’s did.
These results represent a significant departure from how emotions are typically viewed between different men and women.
Catherine McKinley, an associate professor for theTulane University School of Social Work.
No person truly fits in these boxes.
However, characteristics and behaviors that land beyond these gendered expectations can bring rejection, exclusion, even danger.
The ideas of what is acceptable for each gender to express can also perpetuate violence.
If somebody takes issue with an appropriate display of emotion, it is their problem, not yours.
