Are Men And Women Equally Emotionally Intelligent? (Forbes)

By Dr. Shawn Andrews

I pose this question to my audiences every time I speak. I ask, "How many of you think men are more emotionally intelligent than women?" Usually, 10% of the room or less raise their hands, and sometimes no hands go up with lots of giggles. I then ask, "How many of you think women are more emotionally intelligent than men?" Inevitably, 90% or more of the room raise their hands.

We all assume that women are more emotionally intelligent, perhaps because women tend to express emotions more than men. However, in the millions of people who have taken emotional intelligence assessments worldwide, men and women have been shown to be equally emotionally intelligent.