I don't think emotional sensitivity is strictly a gender issue, but one of personality and genetic disposition. I do think women have an evolutionary advantage in being able to bounce back from emotional let-downs / trauma faster than men (for example, recovering from a failed relationship).

For most of human history, women have had to deal with men leaving home for long periods of time to fight wars, seek fortune, expand influence, etc. Many men left and never came back. Lots more died from war, disease, accidents, shorter live-spans. Women have had to deal with these painful situations for thousands of years, and have a better tolerance for emotional loss than men have as a result.

I think many women have the ability to 'choose' when to stop caring about someone and can flip an emotional switch within themselves to 'shut the guy out' and move on to a new relationship quickly. Men have a much harder time doing this once they feel an emotional and physical connection to a woman and can get hung-up on an ex and become depressed (or worse, begin stalking her) for a long time. I think this gives some sensitive men the impression that women are cold-hearted bitches, when in fact, they are just better equipped to move on from a failed relationship than men.

I agree with the above comment. Men are more sensitive and this leads them to believe that women are bitches. No wonder there are websites like menarebetterthanwomen.com and many others where men bash women over these very same factors

Thank you for your thoughts and posts. Personally I don't think one gender is more emotionally sensitive than the other. It comes down to each individual case regardless of gender.

One thing I do think is true is that both genders and for that matter run away from feeling their feelings. In fact becoming emotional is a way to run away from what you are feeling underneath which is often fear or pain.