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

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There is a stereotype that
men
 are genetically more competitive than
women
. In
this
 essay, I will
show
 that both sexes are equally competitive though in different spheres. On one hand,
men
 seem to have various genetic predispositions to being competitive. One of the
first
 arguments
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supporting
this
 claim is that
men
 have a tendency to act more aggressively compared to
women
 as males have a higher level of testosterone. Increased
level
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 of
this
 hormone can be explained by the fact that historically
men
 had to battle with one another and other creatures in order to survive and gain dominance in society. In the modern world,
men
 do not have to physically battle anyone, in order to survive they have transferred
this
 aggression into ambition which drives them to excel
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 skills in the chosen sphere. Since
men
 do not have to be physically engaged in battles for survival in
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modern time, they have challenged
this
 aggression into work, which aids them in
exceling
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excelling
 their skills in the chosen sphere.
However
, there are those that believe
otherwise
. It can be said that the claim above completely ignores the fact that
women
 can simply have other interests and
show
 their competitiveness in other fields. Unfortunately, historically it was set that
women
 who showed
passion
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 for competitive sports and ambitious careers were discouraged and even shamed for
such
 desires. Gender equality achieved in the past century led to the fact that
women
 can embrace their competitive drive and
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 their goals on the same level as
men
.
Although
 it was the only shift of innate desires that were already present in females being shown publicly without
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judgement. Unlike males,
women
 could only
show
 their competitiveness
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and focus on domestic matters rather than respectable work activities. Maintaining a household might not seem to be a competitive environment,
nonetheless
,
women
 had to compete against each other to deem as the best housewife and marry a well-off man in order to achieve
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 possible position in society at the time. In conclusion, despite historical evidence of
more
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 competitive nature of
men
,
this
 claim is oversimplified and does not take into account the historical limitations of
women
 and their interests in
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society.
Hence
, I believe that both genders are equal in
this
 area, yet females
show
 it more subtly.
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