Look, I appreciate that different women act differently. But then again, everyone kind of acts differently to everyone. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that overall, women are more likely to act like other women, and men like other men.
As for the social construction, I agree it's sad and terrible that certain people are expected to act certain ways. If a woman wants to act like a man, or a man like a woman, more power to them, they should have that freedom. No one should feel uncomfortable in their own skin. But that's not actually what I'm talking about, so I want to try to be clear here.
Y'know, there's a reason that when a chick flick gets released, the opening weekend attendance skews about 60-40 to women. Hell, there's a reason they're known as "chick flicks" in the first place. And it works both ways. When big action pictures open, the attendance skews the other way. You think that's a coincidence every single time it happens, which is pretty much every weekend? Men and women are inclined to like different things, and they TEND to be more likely to share those predelictions with other members of the same sex. I write tend in capitals because I acknowledge that there are of course exceptions.