WHY DO MEN age better?

Men and women age differently – and the process tends to treat men more favourably. So, apart from the obvious, how do the sexes differ?

BONE SIZE

Male bones are generally longer and larger than female bones and have more obvious muscle markings. Men also have bigger skulls, with more prominent brow ridges, bigger jaws, chins, cheekbones and noses, giving men’s faces a squarish shape and stronger features than women’s.

These differences in bone structure are hormonally triggered at puberty. Increased levels of testosterone trigger the growth of certain bony facial features so boys’ faces grow more than girls’. Female faces remain relatively childlike. High levels of oestrogen in growing girls prevent the growth of facial bone