We may be graced with the dubious title of being the “weaker sex”, but people are finally starting to wake up to the power of what it means to be a woman.

Whether it’s battling ailments such as illnesses and disease, or simply living a longer life, it appears that women truly are stronger than men – and researchers have found the data to prove it.

For an example of this, look no further than the studies undertaken by Steven Austad, chair of the biology department at the University of Alabama and an expert in the field of ageing, which are a perfect case in point.

For nearly 20 years, Austad has been investigating an irrefutable fact: that all over the world, women live longer than men. Throughout his research, he has found that women constantly outlive men by an average of five or six years.

“Pretty much at every age, women seem to survive better than men,” he told The Guardian.

Science proves that women are stronger than men