it’s no accident that women may be more “relational” and men more “autonomous”: These characteristics are borne from inequitable work arrangements. Most women need to rely on a wage earner so that they can survive, leading them to be more deferential and therefore empathetic, while most men need someone to care of their children and manage their emotional life so that they can do the work, leading them to be more independent and therefore less attached to others.30
Women's relations and men's achievements / independence
