Women are more critical of themselves — is it so?
As a result of many studies by psychologists, it turned out that the overall self-esteem of women is indeed somewhat lower than that of men (and much lower in adolescence)*. The question is who evaluates what. It turns out that men, on average, are higher than women in assessing their appearance, physical abilities and themselves as a person. And as a result, they are more satisfied with themselves in general. However, women value their moral character and the conformity of their behavior to the expectations of others more highly. Men and women evaluate their family, academic success, mood approximately equally. This situation suits everyone: women and men, we will always find a reason to increase self-esteem — at the expense of the opposite sex.
* Review of General Psychology, 2009, № 13 (1).