Males and Females Have The Same Average Intelligence

Why are males and females so different even though they are both the same species? This is because of differences in the brain’s structure in males and females. Males have much larger brains than women because of their larger skulls. Originally, scientists assumed that this meant that men were more intelligent than women because they had more brain cells. Now, we know that this is not accurate because females and males have the same number of brain cells; female’s brain cells are just more densely packed to fit their smaller skulls. Also, males and females have the same average intelligence making the original research of scientists erroneous. Although the number of brain cells in both the male and female are the same, the differences between their brain structures account for the many differences among men and women.

To begin with, the differences in the male and female brain’s cells and structure account for intellectual differences between males and females. Males and females have the same average intelligence, but they are stronger in different subjects. Males tend to be stronger in math and science because of mechanistic brain cells. They like to figure out how things work. In contrast, females tend to be stronger in subjects that include communication, observation, and processing of emotions. According to Louann Brizendine, author of The Female Brain, this is because “girls do not experience the testosterone surge in utero that shrinks the centers for communication, observation, and processing of emotion, so their potential to develop skills in these areas are better at birth than boys’” (Brizendine 15). This in turn causes women on average to be more interested and better at these skills. The brain’s struct...

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...e prolific even though they have the same number of brain cells. Based on the data collected, it seems that the number of brain cells doesn’t affect the differences between males and females. The brain’s structure, size, and hormones cause these major differences. Through recent studies, scientists have determined that males and females have the same average intelligence, although they tend to be more intelligent in certain subjects. If men and women understand what makes the opposite sex tick then maybe they will be able to get along with each other more.

Works Cited

Brizendine, Louann. The Female Brain. New York: Morgan Road, 2006. Print.

“Male Brain vs. Female Brain I: Why Do Men Try to Figure out Their Relationships? Why Do Women Talk to Their Cars? Psychology Today.”Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness Find a Therapist. Web. 13 Feb. 2011.