Gender Differences in Perceived Traits of Men and Women

The current entry outlines the various taxonomies, with a focus on the Big Five Personality Factors, of personality on which men and women are compared. The big five factors are also briefly introduced and defined. Gender differences in the perceived traits and stereotypical characteristics of men and women, as well as, empirically evidenced gender differences across genders are summarized. In general, women tend to score higher on agreeableness and neuroticism than men. Furthermore, while women also tend to score higher on extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness than men, these results are more mixed, with comparisons depending on investigation of the more specific, lower order personality traits comprising these broad personality factors.