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Because women feel as if they have a need to care sometimes they may also follow the stereotype that men are irresponsible.

It could also be because women are more into relationships and more likely to feel dependent. It isn't to say that men aren't dependent, just that they are not as likely to perceive the need. Men often have a need to prove themselves that women don't have, so women don't understand this need and how important it is to the man. Men may also not be in touch with their feelings as much, so they may worry inside just as much as women, but cannot recognize the emotions for what they are.

Differing social dynamics plays a factor too. In the past, women were valued as homemakers, while men were valued as providers, and women were conditioned to feel more dependent on men. They were told in not so many words that they were nothing without men, so if something happened to their men, they were taught to feel helpless.

In a study, boy and girl toddlers were presented with dolls rigged to break. The boys either laughed or tried to fix the dolls. The girls either started crying or turned to an adult for help. So that can lend some credence to the above and shed some light.

Also consider differences in brain chemistry. Males are more likely to take ADHD medications (or become addicted to stimulants), while females are more likely to be given SSRI drugs. That can indicate a smaller prefrontal cortex in men and a larger cingular gyrus, making them more impulsive (and thus less likely to worry), and more confident. Also, less connections means they are wired to their emotions less than women. A man whose son was leaving for college began to experience all sorts of physical symptoms, but he could not explain them. He reasoned that he was probably under stress, and overwhelmed about his son, but he had no attachment to the underlying emotional processes. He had the fear and worry, but didn't have the mental "hardware" to make sense of the feelings.

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