Now Who’s the Chatterbox?
This article from Scotsman.com News shows that a survey finds that traditional gender roles are changing a bit:
LET it never be said that women talk too much. The female of the species, long maligned for spending too much time and money on the phone, has finally been outdone.
In a reversal of the traditional stereotype, new figures suggest that it is men rather than women who spend the most time on the phone.
A survey of 3,500 adults has found men are now dominating the telephone in the house as well as constantly chatting on their mobiles, while women prefer to share their gossip by text and e-mail.
The length of time spent on both landline and mobile calls has increased for the average male over the past five years, but decreased for the typical British female. Researchers have found the average male is now on the phone for 32 minutes a day, up from 22 minutes a day in 2002.
Women appear to be opting for texting as a more discreet method of communication, spending an average of 26 minutes a day on the phone, down from 35 minutes a day in 2002.
And females are increasingly keeping in touch by text because it is much quicker - a lot better than the old “bush telegraph” method of calling someone who then calls another friend.
A survey in April found that a scribbled message on a Post-it note has replaced intimate conversation in one in ten relationships across Britain. Up to one in five of the women text their partners more than they talk to them, and 11 per cent rely on notes to leave messages, such as asking their partner to pick up the children or empty the bin.
The authors of the report claimed that women were simply too busy juggling work, life and families to devote as much time as they would like to talking with their partners.
This latest study did not include work calls, but does count conversations with banks or insurance firms, dealing with tradesmen, buying tickets and booking tables at restaurants.
Men are making more use of their mobiles and landlines to make and take calls wherever they are and at all times, according to the survey by loyalty card group Nectar, in association with telecoms firm Talk Talk.
I guess this survey shows that the increasing demands of family and work are making it difficult for women to stay in touch. Not much time for gossip and chit-chat these days. My, how the tides are slightly changing….
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