Let's compare male and female proportions. On the
whole the proportions are pretty much the same. I
suspect if they weren't very similar the species would
have died out pretty quickly. But I digress.....
 Most
of the time women are smaller than men with finer bone
and muscle structures. That means that in art the woman
is depicted with softer, smoother lines than that of a
man.
A
mans shoulders are usually the widest point on his body.
For a woman, the widest point is usually the pelvis.
Due
to a woman's ability to bear children, the abdominal
section of a woman is structured differently than a man.
Women have a narrower rib cage, but the pelvis is wider.
The abdominal muscles are structured differently for a
woman. The abdominal muscles will split when a woman is
pregnant.
Generally
women have a higher percentage of body fat than males,
again, to accommodate pregnancy. That is why women are
seen as physically softer than men.
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