The widespread masculine belief that women are the most talkative sex actually has no basis in fact. Women are more easily bored than men. Men have quicker reflexes, react faster than women. Men have a greater capacity for happiness than women. A two-year study conducted at Stanford University demonstrated that, other factors being equal, men are as much as 50 percent more proficient than women in solving complicated problems.
Authorities find that the average woman requires appreciably more sleep than the average men.
Psychological studies show conclusively that, while emergencies tend to upset a woman more, in a real crisis she is likely to remain calmer than the average male. Leading university studies show that women are far more finicky about what they eat than men. Psychologists have found that women are more self-centered. They have fewer outside interest than men, are more preoccupied with personal concerns and problems. University of Minnesota investigators found that women discussed men far more often than men discussed women.