• Women use 20,000 words a day while men only use 7,000
• Women own around only 1% of the world's land
• Only in Japan and Peru are women more active in starting a business than men
• Women's education is the most powerful predictor of lower fertility rates

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This website is designed to assist students in understanding the complex role that gender plays in our modern society. This website is a continual work-in-progress... the ever-changing nature of this site is reflective of psychologists' ever-changing understanding of sex and gender. The site contains basic information about gender and gender research as well as activities to foster an appreciation of gender differences in various aspects of human functioning.