Specifically, the results showed that in Plot Development, men are 55% more likely to get to the point quickly. Women, on the other hand, are 83% more likely to take longer and do more character development.
In the case of pronouns and determiners, men are more likely to write about people 56% of the time and about things 44% of the time. Women, on the other hand, write about people 68% of the time and about things only 32%.
Men and women writers are similar when it comes to writing about those characters. Men write about characters who are like themselves 54% of the time and about characters who are different only 46% of the time. Results for women are almost identical: 55% for similar and 45% for different.
Differences really show up when comparing writing styles. Men write long sentences only 34% of the time, and short sentences 66%. Women are the opposite. They write long, descriptive sentences 76% of the time and short ones only 24%.
Did the survey participants think longer sentences make women the better writers? Who knows? The final result is still very close.
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Hi Phyllis,
ReplyDeleteInteresting study. I'd like to know what percentage of all readers are women and what percentage of the respondents to this study were women. Basically, was the survey conducted using the scientific method?
Bob
Bob: that was exactly the question I wanted to ask. If more than 50% were women, it might account for the result. Thanks for the comment.
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