CCA #2

Gender Differences in Non-Verbal Communication

Women and men have always been good at, and taken different approaches, to different things, including communicating. Women are better at understanding non-verbal communication and have more success at delivering it. Women are more frequently changing their facial expressions to partner with their mood than men are, as well; posture and gesture are more likely to change with feelings and the people that surround them.

A woman’s facial expression can very easily tell her mood and her feelings on a particular subject if interpreted the right way, men tend to show less emotion through their facial expressions. When I’m standing with a group of friends, both guys and girls, and one same emotion throughout the group is sparked by a comment made, it is much easier to see how the girls in the group feel as opposed to the guys. The girls will smile, look disgusted or get an angry look while usually I don’t see too obvious of a reaction from the guys. Facial expressions can be very important in any sort of communication and help to direct the next appropriate comment in the conversation.

Posture can tell a lot about how you feel about the person you are conversing with, “women interact at closer distances, both with men and with other women, than do men in same-sex conversations,” and “women gesture more frequently, whereas men use more expansive gestures”(Sevigny 181). It can be seen everyday on T.V, different talks shows interview men and women each day; when a man walks onstage there’s a handshake, when a woman walks onstage there’s a hug. I think that gestures are a huge part of communication; they let someone else how you feel about them and what they are saying.

To conclude, women are more frequently changing their facial expressions to partner with their mood than men are, as well; posture and gesture are more likely to change with feelings and the people that surround them. Women have excellent success with delivering non-verbal communication. This way of communicating is an asset for a person, it appeals to people and creates a sense that the person is confident with themselves.