Some facts about women

• The biological sign for the female sex ♀, is also the symbol for the planet Venus.
• The average height of a woman in the United States is approximately 1.62 m (5' 4").
• The term woman is usually reserved for an female adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent.
• The Latin fēmina, whence female, is likely from the root in fellāre (to suck), referring to breastfeeding.
• Many cultures have rites of passage to symbolize a girl's coming of age, like the Quinceañera of Latin America.
• The most common cause of death for American women is heart disease.
• Gynophobia is the fear of women.
• Human women have proportionately larger breasts than any other female mammal
• Approximately twenty-five percent of all women will experience severe depression at some point in their lives.
• In almost every country worldwide, the life expectancy for women is higher than for men.
• Over ninety percent of all cases of eating disorders occur in women.

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