5. Many people assume that since women have babies, and men don’t, women probably have a
greater ability to deal with pain. However, the research seems to indicate that, due to their body
chemistry, women actually have lower tolerance for pain. During recovery after surgery, women
tend to experience pain with greater frequency and intensity than men do.
6. Women outlive men all around the world, sometimes by an average of as much as 10 years. For
example, in the U.S., the average life expectancy is about 79 for women, but only 72 for men. The
gap is largest among people who live to be 100 or older. Worldwide among people 100 or older,
women outnumber men 9 to 1.