Are Women More Emotionally Intelligent than Men?
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iStock/Thinkstock(SURREY, England) — Its been demonstrated throughout history that women are generally more emotionally intelligent than men. But why?
Scientists from the University of Surrey believe the answer lies in how parents communicate with their children as your emotional intelligence is largely formed when you’re a small child.
Specifically, lead author Dr. Harriet Tenenbaum says that mothers use more emotional words such as “happy,” “sad” and “worried” when they speak with their daughters as compared to their sons. According to Tenenbaum, mothers also converse in more emotional terms than fathers do.
Tenenbaum adds, “This inevitably leads to girls growing up more attuned to their emotions then boys” although it also reinforces gender stereotypes.
Nevertheless, Tenenbaum says emotional intelligence has been shown to be more and more valuable in the workplace “when it comes to positions such as sales, teams and leadership.”
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