by Rick McDowell, American Thinker:

Pew Research succinctly states that American society sums up the genders as, “Strong men; caring women.”

Here is a composite of research studies that address not just perceptions, but psychological profiling of thousands of Americans in statistically valid samples and what those subjects say are masculine and feminine traits:

• Traits traditionally viewed as masculine include courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness.
• Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gracefulness, gentleness, empathy, humility, and sensitivity.