They have said females are more comfortable speaking more because we're less afraid to talk about intimate things whilst males like to keep more things to themselves. That's jsut what I've heard but an answer from me would be: "Whether male or female, it depends on if you like to talk a lot or not!" However, in reality I do think females talk more in general because of the first reason. Not everyone but generally. :)

And maybe, because we can do several things in the same time :D ex: talk and cooking talk and eating talk and watching tv talk and driving ... Maybe, it's a gift ^^.

Insensitivity of men can be the reason :P

"Whether male or female, it depends on if you like to talk a lot or not!" - I agree with you absolutly.

I know some guys who are very very very talkative! :p