Sample Gender Differences Women have lower self-esteem than men do. Women do not value their efforts as much as men do. Women are less self-confident than men and less optimistic about their abilities.
Women have more difficulty than men in developing a separate identity, a sense of self.
That Plague Men Men are more conceited than women. Men overvalue the work they do. Men are not as realistic and modest as women in assessing their abilities. Men are more likely than women to accuse and attack others when they're unhappy, instead of stating that they feel hurt and inviting sympathy. Men have more difficulty than women in forming and maintaining attachments.