She said that women talk/post differently when they're away from men-- directly and without emoticons.

My impression is that that's the result you get at women's colleges, and even women from women's colleges after they leave.

So they do that at work just to torment us? That would be just way too funny.

But I think that's not really it. Most men respond to a woman's relatively greater emotional tone on a personal/sexual level. In terms of business and getting things done, it's not appreciated, but we're people first, and corporate cogs second.