>>86297991This simple question was presented as part of a psychology study. What they found was that more than 40% of women didn't understand such a simple concept and got the question wrong. Something around only 8% of men got it wrong. This prompted further studies across a variety of different fields and the conclusions were the same across the board.
Basically there is a fundamental different in thought processes between men and women. Women tend to have a very difficult time understanding extremely simple concepts. In this case it's the concept of not trying to run through an open field with an entire army gunning for you.