[2] As illustrated in a Berman, O'Nan and Floyd study, a female is likely to be judged higher in a private social setting by both males and females than she would in a group social setting.
Once the social setting became a group, the women were rated consistently lower, in terms of attractiveness, when compared to men middle-aged and younger, than they were when in a private setting.
It was determined that both males and females were judged lower in attractiveness as they aged; however, the difference in ratings of attractiveness due to age was much greater for women than for men.
This study also found a difference in judgement in terms of masculinity and femininity.
The women in the other hand were judged far less attractive with age as well as being less feminine.