You would find, in Eastern Europe for example, women to engage in the same behavior you attribute to men.

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Some media critics attribute their behavior to journalistic laziness and a desire to create sensational stories that will sell newspapers.

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Happy to describe such behavior as "pro-social, " they did not go so far as to attribute empathy to the ants.

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