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An unusual, clumsy, awkward, or overly rigid gait may lead to socially unfavorable outcomes as it is associated with neurological deficits such as autism and other health issues.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-006-0530-y</ref> | An unusual, clumsy, awkward, or overly rigid gait may lead to socially unfavorable outcomes as it is associated with neurological deficits such as autism and other health issues.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-006-0530-y</ref> | ||
Women more than men discriminate between strong and weak walkers when assessing the attractiveness of male gait, though | Women more than men discriminate between strong and weak walkers when assessing the attractiveness of male gait, though the degree to which they prefer a sexually dimorphic male gait varies substantially by culture.<ref>https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0803</ref><ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01427/full</ref> | ||
A mincing, feminine gait with a pronounced sway in the hips is also seen as attractive among women. The wearing of high heels exaggerates these particular qualities of the gait. Thus women may wear these kinds of shoes to enhance their attractiveness and [[signalling theory|signal sexual availability]] to (certain) men.<ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01875/full</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886919304908</ref> | A mincing, feminine gait with a pronounced sway in the hips is also seen as attractive among women. The wearing of high heels exaggerates these particular qualities of the gait. Thus women may wear these kinds of shoes to enhance their attractiveness and [[signalling theory|signal sexual availability]] to (certain) men.<ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01875/full</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886919304908</ref> | ||