Differences between women and men.

[Whateverist]

Considering the ubiquitous sexual differences in the animal kingdom, and the fact that we are part of that kingdom, it would be more than surprising if there weren't differences.  Granted, we've civilized and technologized ourselves out of that world (to a certain extent), and no doubt the biological differences will become evened out, diluted, or I think more likely, disguised by social structures, dynamics, etc., but the differences between the sexes are real and perhaps not as undesirable as some people might think.  

My tiny baby brother
Who's never read a book
Knows one sex from the other
All he had to do is look!
(Annie Get Your Gun)

This all depends on how you define 'differences'. Genetically? Epigenetically? Neurologically?

In terms of basic genetics, the Y chromosone results in 10 protein-coding genes that are unique to human males. However those 10 genes aren't responsible for all of the differences we can observe. Epigenetically, there are ~150 unique-to-men, non-protein-coding genes that are copied in to RNA that account for some more of the differences. But as we observe developing and developed brains, there are many differences that can't possibly be described by either of those mechanisms and are clearly developed from learned behaviour.

It's all very complicated really so I prefer a meta-assessment. In the context of a modern westernised civilisation, statistically, the key differences are trivial. How many men really rely on enhanced muscular development for their survival or reproductive success? How many women rely on enhanced fat storage for theirs? And the rest of the differences (e.g. communication, multi-tasking, spacial awareness) are subject to such broad statistical variation as to become insignificant and consequently useless when predicting individual results.

We're all just human, really. I say we treat everyone equally, give everyone equal opportunity and let individuals be themselves. Any differences are just icing on the cake.

I agree in part with both of you.  It has been a long standing interest of mine to tease out what if any differences there may be between the sexes which are independent of culture/nurture.  Given our emotion filled, hormone driven capacity for reason our decision making capacity should be equally flawed or good,  but maybe there is a difference in the way it feels to be in the world soaked in estrogen vs in a testosterone modified body/brain?  My hunch is that there might be a difference in the way it feels to be male vs female, but how would we ever know?