Why are women always ready to care for others, is it biology?

Question

woman purse filled with care items like napkins, creams, and water for the kids and husband. Basicly most women are like a nurse for others.

Answer 1

Mostly it is biological, it also has to do w/ nature or nature. Some women are conditioned to it, some aren't. It depends on whether or not their mothers encouraged it.

Answer 2

to look in good picture toward people by acting  good mama, as well as she love her kids who need her help, and remember they were in her womb for 9 months so they have a strong biological relationship between each other.

Answer 3

always? ? ?

not always........

Answer 4

yes, the actions of humans(animals) are dictated by biology.

Answer 5

Current contents of my purse:

1 paperback sci fi novel

1 wallet

1 mini toolkit (mostly screwdrivers)

4 hard drive screws (how'd they get in there?)

1 bottle ibuprofen

1 mini flashlight

1 old grocery list

assorted printouts from the office to be read on the bus

Looks like the husband is out of luck, unless he happens to be looking for hard drive screws.

Answer 6

It's biology and human nature.  All this c**p people will say below me about it's how women are raised and yada yada, is ideological at best and not sustained by any form of valid scientific research. People will say that stuff to avoid offending someone but truth is, men and women brains are built differently, therefore we operate differently. Forget what an extreme feminist will tell you because it's not correct.

Don't believe me, go research the brain studies that are conducted on male and female brains. I won't tell you where to look because you're on Yahoo.

Answer 7

The things I carry in my purse are my wallet, hand lotion, pens, a comb, car keys, lip gloss, money, and my Swiss army knife. Sometimes I have a cell phone there but not usually. Those are care items intended only for myself.

Answer 8

I have a certain inclination to care for my children, and to a certain extent other people's, but I am not particularly caring towards adults, I tend to assume that adults can look after themselves, unless they're ill or something.  A lot of women do seem to want to 'look after' men though, but I don't have any nurturing feelings towards men at all.

The urge to look after children is certainly biological, because the human race wouldn't survive without it, but I am not sure about the urge to look after men.  I suppose it must be natural though since so many women seem to have it.

Answer 9

Yes I love wiping off poo! Isn't it the most fantastic satisfying feeling? It makes my day :-) What are all those men missing out on?

Answer 10

Stereotype. Women are NOT always ready to care for others. A lot of mothers maybe act the way you described, but I've met a lot of dads that are just as organized and caring when it comes to their kids... There are a lot of independant women who are not "basically nurses for others". Not saying there is anything wrong with motherhood or homemakers - I think it's a huge responsibility that many women pull off brilliantly - But please do not group us all up into a labelled category like cattle.

Answer 11

Only cute people/things and family.  And even then, not all family.

Answer 12

not always

but most women are raised to think that care-taking is their responsibility

Answer 13

I think you will find that the answer can be ambigous.  You can successfully argue that it is both nature and nurture.  Lets face it: women are raised to be nurturing.  We play families and dolls.  Is it mostly nature or nurture?  We can't answer that, but be careful about being over stereotypical.

Answer 14

Yes, it is genetic. It's called maternal instinct and without it  our species wouldn't survive. Besides, don't you like it when your girl can pull whatever you need out of her purse?  I live in Florida and my husband jokes, the next time we have a hurricane we can live out of the car since it has everything we need!

Answer 15

It's the nurturing side of us I assume. Yesterday I saw a couple walking towards a restaurant and she was carrying the baby stuff and he was carrying the baby in it's carrier. I thought it was sweet.

I also know they make "cooler" looking baby bags so guys won't feel like such a heel carrying those things around. :)

Answer 16

Women keep what you said.

Men keep a toolkit handy for when something breaks. Seems fair.

Answer 17

I think it must be biology because we women do tend to be Care Givers. I have known some men to be extra caring too. I guess it's just the way God made us so someone would be sure to care for the children while the men killed the fatted beast.

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