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Physical brain differences between males and females

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Physical brain differences between males and females

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Women have more connections going left and right across the two halves of the brain. This could give them an advantage in pulling together information from different sources and drawing conclusions. The left half of the brain handles logical thinking, and the right is associated with intuition.

Men's brains have more connections from front to back, which may heighten their perception. They may be more attuned to what's going on around them so they can take action. Men have stronger connections between brain areas for motor and spatial skills. That means males tend to do a better job at tasks that need hand-eye coordination and understanding where objects are in space, such as throwing a ball or hammering a nail.

On average, male brains are about 10% larger than female brains. "However, bigger doesn't mean smarter," says Daniel Amen, MD, author of Unleash the Power of the Female Brain. He's studied more than 45,000 brain scans. "And no differences have been found in men and women's IQs, regardless of brain size."

MRIs showed the biggest gaps between the sexes were the larger amount of gray matter women had in their hippocampus, a structure that plays a role in memory, and the left caudate, which is thought to control our communication skills. Verma found that in female brains, there's more wiring in regions linked to memory and social cognition. So is it surprising that women tend to be better at understanding how other people are feeling and knowing the right way to respond in social situations?

Ragini Verma, PhD, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
WebMD Feature Reviewed by William Blahd, MD on July 6, 2016

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Distribution of muscle strength by gender.

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Distribution of muscle strength by gender.

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Distribution of muscle strength by age and gender. Lower half of boxplot depicts 25th percentile, upper half of boxplot represents 75th percentile, horizontal line dividing upper and lower half of boxplot represents median, upper whisker represents 95th percentile, lower whisker represents 5th percentile; and solid diamond in boxplot represents mean. IQS = Isokinetic quadriceps strength.

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The research of men and women are basically different in their physical abilities.

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The research of men and women are basically different in their physical abilities.

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England's women do not earn anything like as much as their male counterparts

Those are only handed to the cream of the crop, though; with just 27 players currently on those central contracts and even they vary in size and worth.

For the vast majority of players in England, sponsorship deals are few and far between, and meagre club salaries are not sufficient on their own.

Highest earning female vs male footballers

Generally, players in the England squad - who overcame hosts Canada on Saturday night to progress to the World Cup semi-finals - make around £20,000-per-year from their club contracts (in addition to the central contracts), but those not talented enough to play for their country earn significantly less.

Some will make as little as £50 per week, so for most female players in this country, football represents just a small part of their earnings and other jobs are a necessity.

Fara Williams is England's most experienced player but was homeless not long ago

This is despite the fact that the yearly budget for England's women's team of £10.8 million is higher than any other European country.

Fara Williams, the most capped England player of all time having played some 144 times, admitted last year that she played the first six years of her career whilst homeless. Even when she was a seasoned England international, she did not earn enough from the game to have a home.

England's budget of £10.8 million is over £3 million more than third-placed France. #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/T0V72vGCj8
- Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) June 23, 2015

Central contracts mean that would no longer happen, but it does remain the case that football in England is only a truly viable career option for the very best players. Greater funding for club football, or significant development of fan interest, is needed for the women's game to develop further in England.

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Is Wayne Rooney 260 times better than England women?

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England's women do not earn anything like as much as their male counterparts Those are only handed to the cream of the crop, though; with just 27 players currently on those central contracts and even they vary in size and worth.