Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
I do sort of agree with your view that assertiveness plays a factor, and also do think women are less assertive than men in general just from my experience, but that's also because they are playing into the gender expectations for them which are so ingrained into society and people's minds. That's actually one of the things legit feminists fight against, the antiquated perceptions of femininity, such as being modest and quiet.
Sounds to me like evolution and testosterone would affect that assertiveness as well. If that's the case, women can't really do anything about it (hopefully, lest they cease being women), so the world should develop to cope with it.