Problem-solving efforts used. In most contexts, men talk more than women and for longer periods. Men express themselves in fairly direct and assertive ways. Men interrupt more than women. Men tend to interrupt for challenging another or wrestling for taking the talk stage away.
Women tend to interrupt to show support, encourage elaboration and affirm others.
Showing support n george respect s martha s independence and does not push her to talk. Martha tells George about being down because she did not get the job she wanted. George says, You shouldn't feel bad, lot of people don t get jobs they want. Flip the story, George loses his job chance. She probes further.