Across countries, make eye contact more and maintain it longer than

Women make eye contact more and maintain it longer (both in talking and in listening) than men. This holds true whether women are intermingling with other women or with men. This difference in eye behavior may result from women's greater inclination to show their emotions. When women interact with other women, they display affiliative and sympathetic eye contact, whereas when men interact with other men, they avert their gaze.