Some claim that men are naturally more competitive than women. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Men

are stereotypically considered to be more competitive than

women

. In my opinion, though

this

is ostensibly true, in fact, competitiveness just finds different expression in females. The traditional argument in favour of

this

claim is that

men

are predisposed genetically to aggressive traits.

Men

have elevated levels of the hormone testosterone.

This

is supposedly an evolved adaptation as males in human pre-history had to battle one another for dominance and required a surplus of strength to hunt and provide for the whole family. In the modern world,

this

translates to a heightened aggressiveness often reflected in the number of ambitious

men

, driven to excel in their chosen field. Numerous studies and tests have confirmed the surface-level validity of

this

argument.

However

,

this

ignores the fact that

women

simply have different outlets for their competitive qualities. In the past, societal prejudices often discouraged

women

from expressing an interest in competitive sports and ambitious career paths. It is now more common for females to embrace their competitive drive and strive for goals similar to

men

.

However

,

this

is merely a redirection of innate desires that were already present.

Instead

of competing in traditionally competitive fields,

women

in past generations focused their energies

towards

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more domestic matters. These might not have been as seemingly competitive but

women

nonetheless

had to compete against each other to gain the highest possible position in society available to them at the time.