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Survey Analysis - Gender

We compiled the responses to our gender questions in Venn diagrams to show the similarities and differences in male and female responses.

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Most common male-indicative words:

Observations

  • Males were more likely to label males with positive words such as “smart,” “hardworking,” and “muscles”.

  • Females were more likely to use less flattering words, like “dominant,” “angry,” and “scary.”

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Most common female-indicative words:

Observations

  • Male respondents were more likely to label the female gender as “nice,” “smart,” and “strong,” 

  • Female respondents were more likely to label the female gender using a slightly different vocabulary, with words such as “kind,” “intelligent,” and “powerful.”

  • Male respondents were more likely to use words regarding physical appearance, like “long hair” and “attractive” to describe females

  • Female respondents were more likely to use character trait words, like “passionate,” “independent,” and “creative”.

Takeaways

  • Males are more inclined to notice the appearance of females, while females think more about personality and character traits.

    • There has been documented evidence of this: men seem inclined to prefer younger, more physically attractive women, while women seem more inclined to focus on the status and wealth of a partner (M. Scheller, et al. "The Role of Vision in the Emergence of Mate Preferences" 3785).

    • Media and technology plays a role in this, especially with Gen Z ("the digital generation")

      • In media, men are often exposed to messages portraying women as objects of sexual desire, making males more likely to notice the physical appearance of women.

      • Women are often exposed to messages expressing admiration for male achievements, making females more likely to think about personality and character traits.

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  • Society is moving away from these traditional gender stereotypes

    • We saw Gen Z use words traditionally associated with males, like “strong” and “powerful,” to describe females too:

      • Our Survey:

        • 208 instances of “strong” and 18 instances of “powerful” used to describe the male gender

        • 78 instances of “strong” and 25 instances of “powerful” are used to describe the female gender

    • ​​Words more traditionally associated with females – such as “doll” and “cook” – appeared only once in our survey responses

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