Women Have More Empathy, According to Cambridge University Research

Women Have More Empathy, According to Cambridge University Research
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Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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LONDON—A longstanding theory of how men and women think differently has now been confirmed in the largest study of its kind.

Using data from over half a million people, Cambridge University researchers confirmed the “Empathizing-Systemizing theory” that predicts women on average score higher on tests of empathy, and that men on average score higher in the drive to analyze, and build rule-based systems.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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