I went to a mixed sex school where there were many many cases of aggressive and violent behaviour. The boys were better at giving me hurtful nick-names but I bore the scar for many months where I was stabbed in the arm with a pen, wielded by girl.

My secondary school was single sex but the violence didn't stop. If anything it got worse, with guerilla tactics and subterfuge to disguise it. Even without the boys to show them how, the girls were more likely to slap than tease. I myself was more likely to lash out with a fist than verbally, but that was the language I learned at home.... I learned to hit back and hit hard. Like all bullies, as soon as I hit back, they stopped picking on me physically.

There is no such thing as 'the weaker sex'... each has its merits and disavantages.

Since leaving school and moving into the workforce, I think I can say that still, boys/men are still better at coming up with hurtful names and mean, spiteful behaviour. History has painted women as hysterical and driven by their emotions, so if it comes down to a 'he said/she said', the man is nearly always given the win.

I think this could easily go under the headline of 'No sh!t, Sherlock!'

LTS