But when women alone interact, this doesn't happen. And in mixed groups, men will actually smile a lot more when talking to a woman. The motive for these smiles can't be to signal submissiveness. Rather, the men are clearly trying to be friendly. Women's influence comes more by liking, and here greater smiling smooths the way.
Women show the wrinkled nose and furrowed brow, whereas men smirk.
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