It’s a man’s world they say, but if we are to go by science — it really isn’t a man’s world. Most people might feel that men have more natural abilities than women, but such a belief shouldn’t hold much weight if you look at what various researches have found.
7 things women can probably do better than men:
1. REMEMBERING THINGS
A research published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology found that women are better than men in remembering things. According to the researcher, Liana Palermo from the Aston University in Birmingham; “The brain’s memory hub shrinks in men, but not in women, between the ages of 20 and 40,” The study also found that women’s social role in life aids them remember things more. “As a consequence of this social role, in daily life women might perform tasks involving prospective memory more than men, enhancing their performance in remembering to remember.” Palermo said.
2. WOMEN ARE BETTER BOSSES
A research conducted by a marketing research firm, Gallup found that women are also better bosses than men. About 62 years ago, Gallup asked a group of American working adults: “If you were taking a new job and had your choice of a boss, would you prefer to work for a man or a woman?” As at the time, 66% said they preferred a male boss; 5% said they preferred a female boss; and 25% claimed it made no difference to them.
The story is now different in this present time, as a study conducted by Gallup recorded a highly significant change in response when they conducted the same study in 2012 — asking 11,434 adults the same question. 33% said they preferred a male boss, while 20% said female, and 46% said they have no preference.
Gallup found that females make better bosses compared to their male counterparts. The survey discovered that employees who work for a female boss are, on average 6% more engaged than those who work for a male manager.
3. WOMEN ARE BETTER AT MULTI-TASKING
A study carried out by UK researchers found that both men and women find it difficult to multitask, though women are better in multitasking than men.
Men were slower and less organised than women when switching rapidly between tasks in tests, the UK psychologists found. To conduct the study, 120 men and women were given equal multiple tasks to perform; the men were significantly slower – taking 77% longer to respond, where as women took 69% longer.
The study also found that men and women were equal when given a specific task at a time.
4. WOMEN EVEN COOPERATE BETTER
A study by Rolf Kuemmerli and colleagues at Edinburgh and Lausanne universities found that men are not as good at cooperating as women. The study suggests that while women seem more skilled at making people work together at peace making and deal making, men tend to excel more at bamboozling, cheating and two timing.
Findings from the study suggests that women play a more central role than men in a successful society by focusing more on cooperating than competing.
5. WOMEN ARE ALSO BETTER AT FINDING KEYS
Women are also better at finding keys than men according to findings from a study done by a team of researchers from Universities of Glasgow, Hertfordshire and Leeds. The study pitted men against women in a number of tasks and found they are better at multi-tasking, especially when looking for lost items such as keys.
The researchers believe women are better at finding lost items under pressure. So fellas, if your car key is missing, you know who to meet.
6. WOMEN HAVE BETTER DECISION MAKING ABILITIES
There is a saying ‘what a man can do a woman can do better’; a study by researchers from McMaster University seems to suggest that in terms of decision-making abilities, women really fare better than men. The study found that women tend to be better corporate leaders because of their decision-making abilities.
7. WOMEN HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF SMELL
You may not be wrong if you say; ‘what a man can smell, a woman can smell better’. A 2014 study by researchers from Brazil have found that men and women have different sense of smell, and women have a better sense of smell than men.
The researchers discovered that women have 43% more cells in the olfactory bulbs of the brain than men. The olfactory bulb is the first part in the olfactory brain region to detect information passed by the nostril.
With these research and findings, would it still be safe to say ‘it’s a man’s world’?
S.O.Z