Are women more irrational than men?

Many Greeks thought really only men had rational thought, and women were more irrational. Because of this, boys went to school in ancient Greece, but girls generally stayed at home with their families.

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/people/index.htm

Women are in touch with a much wider range of feelings than men, and the intensity of those feelings is usually much greater for women than men. As a result of this, many man perceive that women's feelings appear to change quickly; men may find this irrational and difficult to understand.

http://www.relationship-institute.com/freearticles_detail.cfm?article_ID=151

Are women more anxious than men?

# social phobia in which irrational fears of social situations occur.
# generalized anxiety disorder, in which ongoing anxiety and apprehension is experienced in the absence of any specific stressor.

http://www.health24.com/mind/Anxiety/1284-1295,15701.asp

Men were more likely than women to report that women with PMS are unstable and irrational (35% men vs. 27% of women).

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=19302

According to Dr. Amen, it is a scientifically proven fact that women have many more neural connectors between their limbic brain and the prefrontal cortex than men do. The prefrontal cortex is commonly called the thinking brain. It is the area of the brain that causes us to think critically about our lives, to figure things out, follow through, per-severe, control our impulses, learn from our experiences, ex-press our emotions, and create empathy for those who are less fortunate. What this means is that women are emotionally wired to think about how they feel in a way that men aren't.

A man's main complaint about a woman is that she is illogical and irrational, which she finds insulting. The fact of the matter is that they are both correct, and although there are many exceptions to the rule, this general principle still holds.

http://www.umsonline.org/Reading/PastIssues/2003/Winter03-4/Articles/diffsmenwomen.htm