# What are the differences between men and women?

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**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-men-and-women/1015688 "2025-03-16T22:42:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-men-and-women/1015688/80 "2025-03-18T16:22:09Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> Men even outperform women in archery

Men outperform women in the vast majority of sports, including ones where physical strength is irrelevant or of much lesser importance compared to other qualities. [Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-sports-or-activities-women-are-better-at/718535) is a thread from 2015. The second post in that thread provides links to four other threads on the same topic.

The only explanation I’ve heard is that, on average, “Men are better at focusing vs. women.” Not sure if this is supported by peer-reviewed studies.

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