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An Omnipresent Trope Super-Trope which can be assumed to exist in every form of media unless otherwise stated. In most forms of human society, the assumption is that women are the more delicate of the sexes or are more suited for nurturing than the more active roles undertaken by males of the species. Women tend to be physically smaller than men, possess less musculature, and estrogen (the key hormone that separates women from their opposites) tends to build physical attributes better geared toward nurturing. All of these things, and many others besides, have created the assumption that women are less "hardy" than men.

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  • An Omnipresent Trope Super-Trope which can be assumed to exist in every form of media unless otherwise stated. In most forms of human society, the assumption is that women are the more delicate of the sexes or are more suited for nurturing than the more active roles undertaken by males of the species. Women tend to be physically smaller than men, possess less musculature, and estrogen (the key hormone that separates women from their opposites) tends to build physical attributes better geared toward nurturing. All of these things, and many others besides, have created the assumption that women are less "hardy" than men.
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  • An Omnipresent Trope Super-Trope which can be assumed to exist in every form of media unless otherwise stated. In most forms of human society, the assumption is that women are the more delicate of the sexes or are more suited for nurturing than the more active roles undertaken by males of the species. Women tend to be physically smaller than men, possess less musculature, and estrogen (the key hormone that separates women from their opposites) tends to build physical attributes better geared toward nurturing. All of these things, and many others besides, have created the assumption that women are less "hardy" than men. Nearly every form of media plays around with this in some way. There are some tropes (for example Stay in the Kitchen) which stereotype it while other tropes (such as Action Girl) outright subvert or avert it intentionally. From there, the combinations tend to get tricky. Some tropes treat it ironically (Waif Fu) while others such as Vasquez Always Dies reinforce it by having the stronger of two female characters be the disposable one. In modern day culture, it is nigh-impossible to not have some sort of variation of this trope. Only in some hypothetical, idealistically gender-neutral civilization would that be possible, and that does not describe the world as it exists today. Even if unintended by the author, the audience will take whatever tropes used and add meaning to them. A girl who puts up a fight alongside her male colleagues will still be considered an "aversion" of this trope while a girl who appears meek and physically lacking will be a straight example. And lastly, note that the word we chose to define this trope is "delicate". That word is not just about the woman's physical or emotional toughness. Delicate also means "careful, deliberate, thorough", which are also qualities women are stereotyped with such as with Women Are Wiser and Men Use Violence, Women Use Communication. Delicate is the best word which summed up everything this trope is about. Please keep that in mind when adding/editing the subtropes. No Examples Please. This page should be used as nothing except a listing of tropes which play with this in some way.
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