men's hobbies tend to revolve around things - women's hobbies revolve around people.
generally speakin.
men are more prone to like tools and toys and things that go fast and make noise. They operate devices for fun.
women are more prone to like friendships and crises and intrigues and family matters. They communicate for fun.
Where women's hobbies involve things, it tends to be things that are useful for feathering the nest or providing comforts for family and friends. Women sharing a hobby communicate constantly while engaging in that hobby, and they are more comfortable that way.
Men's hobbies are focused on manipulating inanimate objects in their environments. They seldom talk or communicate while sharing the hobby except as it relates to the hobby itself, and then only in infrequent and clipped sentences, and they are more comfortable that way.
