Introduction Gender Talk Email Lists Humour Grafitti Wall Men Women They take up more physical space when sitting or standing, with arms and legs stretched out away from their body They take up less physical space, sitting with arms and legs toward their body They gesture away from the body They gesture toward the body They assume more reclined positions when sitting and lean backward when listening They assume more forward positions when sitting and lean forward when listening They are not as sensitive to the communication cues of others They have greater sensitivity and acuity toward other people's nonverbal communication cues They tend to approach women more closely in terms of their personal space They do not approach men as closely in terms of their personal space Excerpted from the book He Says, She Says: Closing the Communication Gap Between the Sexes by Dr. Lillian Glass. Putnam, 1992. Home