Women talk more than men.

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REFUTED

the evidence says no

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0 sources for · 5 against

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Is it true that women talk more than men?

No. A 2007 study of 396 participants and a meta-analysis found men and women speak roughly the same number of words per day, with no meaningful difference. A small broadcast observation found men actually talked more, and two books treat the claim as a language myth.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 5 against · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

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Do women talk more than men?

2011

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Do women talk more than men?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/4118/do-women-talk-more-than-men

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Women Talk More Than Men

2016

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Kaplan, A. (2016). Women Talk More Than Men. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316027141

‘Women talk more than men’ (Chapter 8) - Women Talk More Than Men Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage. Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage.

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‘Women talk more than men’ (Chapter 8) - Women Talk More Than Men Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage. Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage.. (n.d.). cambridge.org. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/women-talk-more-than-men/women-talk-more-than-men/B5DEFB6B0B0513A821845784F09759A6

Wikibooks: Women Studies/Live Broadcasting and the News – A Student Study

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Wikibooks: Women Studies/Live Broadcasting and the News – A Student Study. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Women_Studies/Live_Broadcasting_and_the_News_–_A_Student_Study

The myth of Mars and Venus : do men and women really speak different languages?

2007

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1958-, C. D. (2007). The myth of Mars and Venus : do men and women really speak different languages?. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mythofmarsvenusd0000came

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