Do Men And Women Tackle Resistance Differently?
You may be surprised to find out that mental strength, defined as a combination of resilience – the ability to bounce back from setbacks and failures; and confidence – the ability to spot and seize opportunities, is pretty much gender neutral. However, scientists have discovered approximately 100 gender differences in the brain between men and women and there may be one sex with a marginal edge to coming out the other side of life’s trials and tribulations. Psychology Today explains how the two sexes are very different. It seems as though men and women are capable of being equally mentally strong, with women tending to be more resilient and men being more confident overall. 26
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So, what makes us so different? Male brains use seven times more grey matter for activity, while female brains use ten times more white matter. Grey matter areas are informationand action-processing centres of the brain, translating to a kind of tunnel vision when males are busy doing something. Once they are engaged in a task or game, they may not show much sensitivity to others and what’s going on around them. You might say, men are able to shut down and focus, once they are in that mindset, more than women. When coming up against resistance and blocks, it may be true that men can dig in and do what needs to be done without being distracted.
