Sex Differences in Psychological Abilities:

We know that, on average, women can do a better job than men can of initially figuring out what their social targets might be feeling, what they might be like in terms of personality traits, and how they might be inclined to behave (Ambady et al., 1995; Driscoll et al., 1998; Hall, 1984; Rosenthal et al., 1979).

T. G. Horgan et al., Gender Differences in Memory for the Appearance of Others, 2004