Women's Body Language
The subject of women’s body language has always been one of much interest as most men would say they can never read a woman or imagine what’s going through her head! True though that there are vast differences between men’s body language and women’s body language, but part of the reason we notice a difference is simply because men either don’t look out for messages conveyed through body language or are not very good at it in the first place. There is however an explanation for this difference because research has shown that while woman use up to 16 parts of their brain to interpret messages, men on the other hand tend to use only between 5 to 7 parts of their brain.
These theories however are not to be lived by; because if a man is interested and attentive enough, reading women’s body language could become just as easy as it is for women to read a man’s body language. An instance of this possibility is perhaps in the case of couples who have been together or known each other for several years, because in this case, the man would have no problem in reading the woman because he has grown accustomed to her and is also looking out for possible bodily gestures.
It is interesting to note however that in the case of men, they tend to always want to show dominance and power, hence being easy to read while women’s body language has more variance as they are more open and willing to express their emotions. Most of women’s body language consists of gestures of nurturing, compassion, hurt and in recent times, assertiveness and aggressiveness to a certain extent, especially in the work environment. It is worth noting therefore that the winds of change are blowing this way too, meaning that neither men’s nor women’s body language is easy to stereotype and categorize because of changing roles and trends in our world.
The aspect of women’s body language that most men are engrossed in, is gestures of flirting and interest. Studies in the past have revealed that 80% of the time, it is the women that start the flirting with little but important gestures such as tossing or smoothing her hair and holding a gaze with a man for a long time. Blinking frequently when talking to a man is also known to be a sign in women’s body language to show interest while the opposite is true to show disinterest, although working these out in real life just might be harder than reading about it!