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There is some evidence of a feminization of women, albeit much weaker evidence than in the case of men. For example, the onset of puberty has receded from 16.5 years in 1880 to 12.5 years in the U.S.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15795887</ref> | There is some evidence of a feminization of women, albeit much weaker evidence than in the case of men. For example, the onset of puberty has receded from 16.5 years in 1880 to 12.5 years in the U.S.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15795887</ref> | ||
Females who experience puberty earlier have an earlier onset of anxiety disorders, i.e. higher neuroticism, which is a sexually dimorphic feature, and thus should be expected to increase with a secular feminization of women.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933816300931</ref> However, there was no secular trend in adult crying propensity between 1981 and 1996 for either sex,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_cry_four_times_as_much_as_men_and_never_outgrow_teenage_crying_behavior</ref> which suggests this relation may only apply to inter-individual differences, not secular trends in pubertal timing, however, the secular changes may be too slow to be easily measurable within such a short time period. There is overall a secular trend in the prevalence of depression, affecting both genders equally.<ref name="wein2017"></ref> Women have also experienced a decline in orgasmic frequency over the recent years,<ref>Kontula, O., & Miettinen, A. (2016). ''Determinants of female sexual orgasms.'' Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology, 6(1), 31624. [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087699/ Abstract]]</ref> with women generally having a lower [[sex drive]], hence this could be regarded as femininization. Obesity is on the rise as well for both sexes,<ref>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight</ref> with overweight also being sexually dimorphic to some extent, as evidenced by women having more subcutaneous fat and a higher prevalence of overweight. In [[lookism]] forums, occasionally anecdotal evidence has been shared of women's [[boobs|secondary sex characteristics]] having become more pronounced over time, however there is seemingly an absence of scientific evidence backing up this claim. | Females who experience puberty earlier have an earlier onset of anxiety disorders, i.e. higher neuroticism, which is a sexually dimorphic feature, and thus should be expected to increase with a secular feminization of women.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933816300931</ref> However, there was no secular trend in adult crying propensity between 1981 and 1996 for either sex,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_cry_four_times_as_much_as_men_and_never_outgrow_teenage_crying_behavior</ref> which suggests this relation may only apply to inter-individual differences, not secular trends in pubertal timing, however, the secular changes may be too slow to be easily measurable within such a short time period. There is overall a secular trend in the prevalence of depression, affecting both genders equally.<ref name="wein2017"></ref> Women have also experienced a decline in orgasmic frequency over the recent years,<ref>Kontula, O., & Miettinen, A. (2016). ''Determinants of female sexual orgasms.'' Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology, 6(1), 31624. [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087699/ Abstract]]</ref> with women generally having a lower [[sex drive]], hence this could be regarded as femininization. Obesity is on the rise as well for both sexes,<ref>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight</ref> with overweight also being sexually dimorphic to some extent, as evidenced by women having more subcutaneous fat and a higher prevalence of overweight. In [[lookism]] forums, occasionally anecdotal evidence has been shared of women's [[boobs|secondary sex characteristics]] having become more pronounced over time, however there is seemingly an absence of scientific evidence backing up this claim. Breast volume is not linked to breast cancer,<ref>https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-020-07499-5</ref> the rate of which has increased.<ref>https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/about/how-common-is-breast-cancer.html</ref> | ||
Another aspect pointing to femininzation of women is that sex differences in gendered occupational preferences are maximal in the most progressive Western countries (what is known as the gender paradox),<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Countries_with_pronounced_feminist_policies_have_fewer_women_in_leadership_positions</ref> which might partly be attributable to a feminiziation in more industrialized nations. However, this trend is commonly explained by women's innate preference becoming more exposed with liberation.<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijop.12265</ref> | Another aspect pointing to femininzation of women is that sex differences in gendered occupational preferences are maximal in the most progressive Western countries (what is known as the gender paradox),<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Countries_with_pronounced_feminist_policies_have_fewer_women_in_leadership_positions</ref> which might partly be attributable to a feminiziation in more industrialized nations. However, this trend is commonly explained by women's innate preference becoming more exposed with liberation.<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijop.12265</ref> | ||
Conversely, there is more substantial evidence of women's behavior and preferences having become ''masculinized'' in recent history, as e.g. evidenced by a longitudinal survey of Italian adolescents between 2000 and 2017,<ref name="minello2020"></ref> in which women stated to engage more in [[promiscuity|casual sex]] and less likely regard premarital sex as problematic. In particular, women's rate of infidelity has increased, closing the gap in the youngest U.S. cohorts.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Half_of_women_in_relationships_report_maintaining_a_.27back-up.27_partner_in_their_social_circle</ref> Today, women also more often choose to organize their lives around a career, which used to be an almost exclusively [[women in STEM|male domain]], with there evidence being that women with a career tend to be less satisfied and happy (see [[hypergamy]]). | Conversely, there is more substantial evidence of women's behavior and preferences having become ''masculinized'' in recent history, as e.g. evidenced by a longitudinal survey of Italian adolescents between 2000 and 2017,<ref name="minello2020"></ref> in which women stated to engage more in [[promiscuity|casual sex]] and less likely regard premarital sex as problematic. In particular, women's rate of infidelity has increased, closing the gap in the youngest U.S. cohorts.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Half_of_women_in_relationships_report_maintaining_a_.27back-up.27_partner_in_their_social_circle</ref> Today, women also more often choose to organize their lives around a career, which used to be an almost exclusively [[women in STEM|male domain]], with there evidence being that women with a career tend to be less satisfied and happy (see [[hypergamy]]). Nowadays, women also swear more, with men generally swearing more than women.<ref>https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2016/11/15/women-now-use-the-f-word-as-much-as-men/</ref> On the other hand, female university students' scores remained unchanged in the MMPI Masculinity/Femininity (Mf) scale between 1938 and 2007 while men experienced a change toward femininity.<ref name="twenge2010"></ref> | ||
Diverging trends in women's trajectory regarding feminization could be explained by their sexuality and overall behavior being more [[Roy Baumeister|malleable]] than men by sociocultural factors, likely largely owing to them being more agreeable and socially compliant. This means while women may become more feminine biologically like men, they might become more masculine due to social norms pushing them toward historically masculine behavior such as promiscuity and gaining prestige through material or scientific achievements. | Diverging trends in women's trajectory regarding feminization could be explained by their sexuality and overall behavior being more [[Roy Baumeister|malleable]] than men by sociocultural factors, likely largely owing to them being more agreeable and socially compliant. This means while women may become more feminine biologically like men, they might become more masculine due to social norms pushing them toward historically masculine behavior such as promiscuity and gaining prestige through material or scientific achievements. | ||