[Charlie Chaotic]

This is just a random thought.
I was comparing myself to many of the entp men and I find that I tend to feel more. I'm wondering if it's because of the hormones. Also, I've noticed that the entp women tend to be more mature especially when they are young. The maturity levels even out more as people get older.
I know everyone is different, so of course each of us are going to act different. Has anyone else noticed the difference between genders?

[LeelooDallas]

it's probably more because of how you were raised since girls are generally taught to be more considerate, pleasant and self effacing than boys are. i dont think hormones have anything to do with it : people with high levels of estrogen can be just as competitive as those with high levels of testosterone.

I wouldn't describe any of the ENTPs I know as being mature in the sense of being older than our years. In fact quite the opposite is true , mostly because we tend to be eternal optimists, energetic and affable, so people tend to think we're younger than we actually are.

[Oldlady]

It is possible that ENTP women have more testosterone?

There have been studies that show that those with longer ring fingers (usually men) have higher levels of androgen/ testosterone than those with longer index fingers (usually women).
Digit ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I am an ENTP woman with a longer ring finger, which indicates increased levels of male sex hormones.
Take a look at your fingers. Is index shorter than ring?

[Liontiger]

Hmm, this is an interesting topic. While I don't think hormones have anything to do with it, I do think the way girls are socialized is a contributor. I am very in touch with my feeling side, and the abrasive side of my personality only comes out in my sense of humour and when I need to defend myself.

As for level of maturity, I'm starting to realize that I'm generally more mature than a lot of my peers. I am rather lacking in the number of experiences that I've had, yet I handle unknown situations with grace. I don't really know what this could be attributed to, though.

[entpreter]

This is just a random thought.
I was comparing myself to many of the entp men and I find that I tend to feel more. I'm wondering if it's because of the hormones. Also, I've noticed that the entp women tend to be more mature especially when they are young. The maturity levels even out more as people get older.
I know everyone is different, so of course each of us are going to act different. Has anyone else noticed the difference between genders?

Good question. I agree that it has less to do with hormones than social pressure/expectations--I took many college courses on Language and Gender and Women's Studies touching on this subject. And, as far as the ENTPs I know (all men), they have strong feelings, but the male ENTPs aren't as comfortable outwardly expressing them, whereas, it is more acceptable for me to do so.

My parents treated my brother and I relatively equal (except for the age difference), and to some extent, mostly my father, more like two boys. I was definitely a tomboy. But the question is, was I a tomboy because of the way they treated me or was I already a "tomboy" and so they treated me similarly as they did my brother?

I only know three clear ENTPs: my father and two guy friends who are around my age. I didn't know any of them as children to compare my youthful maturity to theirs. I think that our maturity levels are comparable now. I was more socially mature than many of my peers (male or female) in grade school and college. I was above all of the gossip, games and drama, and still have a way of killing party buzzes with political or Myers-Briggs or science talk

God, I'm rambling...I am clearly ready to go home.

[messyhairedchick]

But the question is, was I a tomboy because of the way they treated me or was I already a "tomboy" and so they treated me similarly as they did my brother?

i know it's offtopic but-
CHICKEN AND EGG QUESTION:D
same here actually. My parents sadly don't remember too much from my childhood (i have three younger siblings, born about 15 months away from each other. A lot of things to remember) but they remember that I was really boyish too! But they left me on my own (I couldn't be handled otherwise) and I think I was masculine-ish to begin with.
Could be different for you though!

[SlowPoke68]

Of course it does.

Females are egg bearers. Males are sperm bearers. The difference affects a lot more than can be attributed to social conventions.

[OneiricEntropy]

Firstly, my ring finger is longer, and I was a tomboy.

Secondly, yes, of course the gender difference matters.

Third and lastly, I for one, have always been called an 'old sou', that 'i've lived many lives before this one', have 'wisdom beyond my years', and been told many, many times that I am 'mature'. People have always thought I was older than I am. I attribute much of this to confidence.

[Monte]

Good question. I agree that it has less to do with hormones than social pressure/expectations--I took many college courses on Language and Gender and Women's Studies touching on this subject. And, as far as the ENTPs I know (all men), they have strong feelings, but the male ENTPs aren't as comfortable outwardly expressing them, whereas, it is more acceptable for me to do so.

My parents treated my brother and I relatively equal (except for the age difference), and to some extent, mostly my father, more like two boys. I was definitely a tomboy. But the question is, was I a tomboy because of the way they treated me or was I already a "tomboy" and so they treated me similarly as they did my brother?

I only know three clear ENTPs: my father and two guy friends who are around my age. I didn't know any of them as children to compare my youthful maturity to theirs. I think that our maturity levels are comparable now. I was more socially mature than many of my peers (male or female) in grade school and college. I was above all of the gossip, games and drama, and still have a way of killing party buzzes with political or Myers-Briggs or science talk

God, I'm rambling...I am clearly ready to go home.

Hmmmm...

My mom tried her HARDEST to raise me as a little girly girl. I was hearing known of it. She would try to send me to school in a skirt or a dress and I would refuse to leave the house; I wasn't walking out of the house in that horrendous nonsense. The girls in my neighborhood always wanted to play 'house' and 'dress up', the dress up I actaully didn't mind so much because I liked seeing myself in a different light, just no dresses or skirts. But I would pick playing 'pick 'em up, bust 'em' with the guys any day ( I was pretty beast at it, btw x3 ). Whenever my dad would work on his car, I would be right there, whenever my mom was cooking... I was somewhere else.

Sooo, yeah, especially being an ENTP, I think it was just in you.

[Callie]

When I was younger, I was so much told Im insensitive, that I had to become sensitive.

Today, I notice that in many cases, a woman with opinions and who loves to share her opinions is viewed by many men as a woman who just argues... The same opinions said by a man are much more considered (in my country at least).

So of course we are different than guys. We have to hide or fake to survive, develop Fi to know who we are and kinda look like more ENFPs at least...