ABSTRACT
The study of sex differences in interaction has drawn the attention of numerous researchers from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, linguistics, communication studies, women's studies, and organizational behavior. Across a wide variety of subject populations, interaction settings, and research methodologies, researchers typically report that men are more likely than women to emerge as leaders, to be directive and hierarchical, to dominate in groups by talking more and interrupting more, and to be orientated toward solving problems. Women, in contrast, are found to be more expressive, supportive, facilitative, egalitarian, and cooperative than men, to focus more on relationships, and to share more personally with others (Aries, 1987, 1996).
