Gender and Listening

In Chapter 4, the test talks about how men and women listen differently. One of the big things the chapter covers is rapport versus report.  The book says that women listen and share based on building rapport; they share feelings, opinions, give compliments, and work to become closer in their relationship.  The text says that men communicate more based on report, or the sharing of facts, expertise, and experiences.  This is incredibly true in my advisory.  I've been observing and ease-dropping a little bit, and that couldn't be closer to the truth, especially for the women in my advisory. Yesterday, they were even discussing what they dreamed the night before and what they each thought the dreams meant. Wow!