Do men really gossip more than women?

For a long time, gossip has been assumed to be a female character trait (Photo: iStock)

For a long time, gossip has been assumed to be a female character trait. Even in movies, you're likely to see ladies or girls having these secretive chit-chats with one another and you'll rarely see a depiction of guys doing the same thing.

But at some point, we have to really assess the real facts about gossip to understand whether this assumption holds true. In real life we've come across men who actually gossip more than women but does this represent all men? Let's discuss.