# Carrying books and gender **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 13, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-books-and-gender/54241 "2001-02-13T01:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-books-and-gender/54241/1 "2001-02-13T01:57:33Z")
Is there a logical reason why females generally carry textbooks across their chests while males normally carry their books under their arms and to the side? I know with backpacks today it is hard to see any books carried at all. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-books-and-gender/54241/2 "2001-02-13T02:06:00Z")
Wasn’t this answered already in another thread. I guess it is because: males are (in general): \>stronger \>bigger (hands/arms) \>More willingto use strengh t when there might be a less strenous way of doing that. \>less intrested in school and probally don’t carry as many books. \> under social pressure not to carry your books like a girl - but then again I never remember anyone teased for this. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-books-and-gender/54241/3 "2001-02-13T02:07:08Z")
Take a look here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37027](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37027)