That was quite a statement. I'm not sure I agree with you on all points though. Granted, there are differences between men and women. If these are due to nature or nurture, I don't know. I do feel there are enough differences between individuals in the group men as there are in the group women. To me, saying "Men are like this and women like that" is problematic, since there are always exceptions who then perhaps end up feeling like freaks for not being 'a man'. Then again, a young person (such as our narrator) is perhaps more prone to such categorization.
That said, I think this chapter deals with another important issue. Labels. Why are people so often hung up on labels? Worth thinking about for many of us, me included.
End of my rant!