NOT SO DIFFERENT IN THE END

"OUR MEN BELIEVE THAT EARNING MONEY AND GIVING ORDERS ARE
THE BASIS OF POWER. THEY DON'T SEE THAT POWER IS IN THE HANDS
OF A WOMAN WHO TAKES CARE OF EVERYONE ALL DAY LONG AND
GIVES BIRTH.
(MALALA YOUSAFZAI, PAKISTANI STUDENT AND ACTIVIST).
WHAT ARE MEN?

A MAN IS AN ADULT MALE HUMAN. PRIOR TO ADULTHOOD, A MALE HUMAN IS

REFERRED TO AS A BOY. LIKE MOST OTHER MALE MAMMALS, A MAN'S GENOME
USUALLY INHERITS AN X CHROMOSOME FROM THE MOTHER AND A Y
CHROMOSOME FROM THE FATHER.
 IN ADDITION, MEN DETERMINE THE SEX OF THE BABY THROUGH THE SPERM
CELL INSERTED IN THE FEMALE EGG.
 MEN POSSESS VERY DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL QUALITIES
THAN WOMEN. THE PRODUCTION OF TESTOSTERONE MAKES THE MAN PRESENT
MORE BODY AND FACIAL HAIR, CHEST AND WIDER SHOULDERS, A LARGER SIZE
OF ADAM'S NUT, AS WELL AS AN ABILITY TO DEVELOP MUSCLES MORE EASILY.
WHAT ARE MEN?

• IT IS THE MEN WHO DETERMINE THE SEX OF THE BABY THROUGH THE SPERM CELL INSERTED
INTO THE FEMALE EGG.
• THE PREDOMINANCE OF MEN IN SOCIETY HAS GIVEN RISE TO MALE CHAUVINISM. THERE ARE
MANY TRADES, PROFESSIONS OR ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN CONSIDERED
TYPICALLY MASCULINE IN AREAS SUCH AS RELIGION, POLITICS, SCIENCE OR SOME SPORTS,
BUT, WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, WOMEN HAVE CONQUERED ALMOST ALL AREAS.
• MEN HAVE VERY DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL QUALITIES FROM WOMEN.
TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION CAUSES MEN TO HAVE MORE BODY AND FACIAL HAIR, BROADER
CHEST AND SHOULDERS, A LARGER ADAM'S APPLE, AS WELL AS AN ABILITY TO BUILD MUSCLE
MORE EASILY.
WHAT ARE MEN?

• OTHER STEREOTYPES HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME, BUT SOME PARADIGMS REMAIN VALID, FOR
EXAMPLE:
• MEN ARE MORE RATIONAL AND WOMEN MORE EMOTIONAL AND AFFECTIVE.
• PHYSICAL AGGRESSIVENESS IN MEN AND VERBAL AGGRESSIVENESS IN WOMEN.
• HIGH SENSE OF COMPETITIVENESS IN MEN AND LOW SENSE OF COMPETITIVENESS IN WOMEN.
WHAT ARE WOMEN?

 Women were traditionally regarded as weak sex, a paradigm that has been torn down in most countries of the
world.

 The woman is mainly responsible for reproductive work, taking into account the pregnancy, delivery and
lactation that allows the survival of the human species.

 Natural or artificial contraceptive methods have allowed women or couples to plan their offspring by
significantly reducing the number of children born and allowing women to exercise their sexuality freely.
WHAT ARE WOMEN?

 WOMEN ARE PERSONS OF THE FEMALE SEX. THE TERM "WOMEN" IS USUALLY USED TO REFER TO ADULT WOMEN.

WOMEN, DUE TO ESTROGEN PRODUCTION, HAVE A NARROW WAIST, DEVELOPED BREASTS, LESS BODY AND FACIAL HAIR, WIDE HIPS,
WIDER PELVIS AND GENERALLY A HIGHER-PITCHED VOICE THAN MEN.

 THE WOMAN IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRODUCTIVE WORK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PREGNANCY, DELIVERY AND
LACTATION THAT ALLOWS THE SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN SPECIES
WHAT ARE WOMEN?

• NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION HAVE ENABLED WOMEN OR COUPLES

TO PLAN THEIR OFFSPRING, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THEY HAVE
AND ALLOWING WOMEN TO EXERCISE THEIR SEXUALITY FREELY.

• THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT HAS WAGED A CONSTANT STRUGGLE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND MEN.

• INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS COMMEMORATED ON MARCH 8.

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

Definition: Male people Female people

Chromosomes: Genetically possess the pair of XY They have the XX sex

sex chromosomes. chromosomes.

Fertilization: In fertilization, they provide a

sperm that can be X or Y, which  They provide an egg with an X
determines the sex of the baby. sex chromosome

How hormones work: Hormonal changes alter the

 Higher testosterone level, menstrual cycle, causing volatile
causing a more aggressive and moods and the development of the
dominant character. maternal instinct.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

Testosterone levels also speed up the

metabolism, facilitating weight loss.

• Testosterone levels also speed up the They produce more prolactin, responsible
metabolism, facilitating weight loss. for producing breast milk and tears.

Generally, this makes it difficult for you to

lose weight.

Primary sexual characters • Its production level of prolactin is lower. The gonads, genital pathways and external
(reproducers): genitals: the vulva
• The gonads, genital pathways and
external genitals: the penis and the
testicles.

Secondary Sex Characters: The voice is sharper.

• More serious voice and greater visibility
of the Adam's nut.