Table 4. Characteristics rated as consistently more typical for girls/women than boys/men across the lifespan.

Characteristic	M (male)	M (female)	Classification for girls/women	Cohen’s d
Enjoys wearing skirts and dresses	2.23	6.35	Descriptive	2.28
Loves pink	2.70	6.18	Descriptive	1.89
Pretty	3.86	6.59	Descriptive	1.43
Gentle	4.74	6.07	Descriptive	0.76
Tendera	4.86	6.05	Descriptive	0.66
Affectionate	5.52	6.51	Descriptive	0.55
Pays attention to appearances	4.82	6.14	Descriptive	0.55
Loves children	5.09	6.10	Descriptive	0.53
Sweet	5.51	6.41	Descriptive	0.52
Warm	5.48	6.34	Descriptive	0.52
Caring	5.53	6.33	Descriptive	0.48
Flatterable	5.41	6.21	Descriptive	0.40
Gracefula	3.59	5.22	More typical	0.88
Clean	4.33	5.82	More typical	0.76
Helps mom bake	3.91	5.39	More typical	0.66
Fragileb	4.54	5.52	More typical	0.46
Enjoys cooking	3.86	4.84	More typical	0.46

Note. All traits included here are ones for which the Cohen’s d effect size comparing ratings for girls/women vs. boys/men was larger than 0.4. Traits classified as descriptive demonstrated a mean typicality rating for girls/women above 6, while those classified as more typical demonstrated a mean below 6.

^aCharacteristic is also a prescription for girls (see Table 5).

^bCharacteristic is also a proscription for boys (see Table 5).