Which gender tends to listen in order to solve problems, is less attentive to nonverbal cues and interrupts to switch topics?

Listening chiefly to solve problems, being less attentive to nonverbal cues and interrupting to switch topics is typically the male pattern.

This report and fix orientation treats conversation as a means to reach a solution quickly.

Women, by contrast, are described as more attentive to nonverbal cues and to the relational side of talk.

Saying both genders share this style ignores the documented difference in listening tendencies.

Saying neither gender fits denies that a recognizable pattern has been observed at all.

Such gendered communication styles are explored in Deborah Tannen's work on rapport versus report talk.