I don't think it's due exclusively to gender. The fact of being physically weak is not an exclusive and sufficient condition for them to have greater verbal and emotional capacity. The fact that men are naturally stronger than women does not imply less verbal and emotional capacity. Maybe it's better that you think I'm retarded. As I said, we all have a tendency towards evil, just as we all have a tendency towards good. The fact that certain person, groups of people, or cultures have a greater tendency towards certain behavior is not something we can generalize into something natural. 

What I've noticed empirically in relation to manipulative and control behavior is that it's more related to a reaction to something external when the woman/man has the ability (intelligence) to do so (almost all the women I've met and interacted with don't exhibit manipulative/dissimulative behavior).

Something I notice in male/female relationships: when a woman gets involved with a weak man, for example, it's very possible for such behavior to happen.
1. At first she thinks he's a “strong” Man;
2. She realizes that he's not so “strong” and tries to make him see in a “subtle” way that he needs to act like a Man - which can be seen as manipulative.
3. If he wants to be a Man, he will understand that he can be a Man with the woman who wants him to be a Man, so that she can be a Woman. Otherwise, the weak man who doesn't want to take on the responsibilities of being a Man will resent it and blame women for the “high standard” they desire. 
- With men who are Men, women, who have the ability/intelligence to manipulate/dissimulate, understand that it's impossible to act like that and works. And if this woman's tendency (pride, wrath...) is strong, she enters the relationship with the intention of controlling, taking leverage, with a fixed script... which ends up being a disaster and the relationship soon ends.