The Female of the Species (poem) The Female of the Species (poem) "The Female of the Species" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1911. The title and refrain have been used as a title for at least three other works (see The Female of the Species (disambiguation)). It begins with illustrations of the greater deadliness of the females of different species, the Himalayan bear, the cobra and the Native American, who frightened the Jesuits more than the men. It continues with the general thought that women, "must be deadlier than the male", as she is formed for the one purpose - motherhood. Woman,
Female gangs in the United States Bjerregaard and Smith. Despite this, statistics show that male members commit more crime than females and that the acts tend to be more violent, and Peterson found that girls in majority male gangs exhibit great delinquency than female members of other gangs. Female gang members were incarcerated most often for drug-related activities (use and selling), domestic issues, and petty theft/larceny. Joe and Chesney-Lind’s research amongst female gang members found that girls are less likely to become involved in typical gang-violence, although willingness to support a fellow member in a fight was a necessary trait of a good gang member. Miller