Of mice and men

I was thinking about how women hate mice. Well, except me. But is it really just women? Are girls allowed to scream, and jump on the chair, just because they are girls? How many men out there would scream Eeeekkkk! And run, if it was considered OK for men to be scared of mice?
Is this something that has evolved over time, like the ability to walk in high heels? The manly man protects the woman, saves her from the tiny furry creature, (that is bent on ravaging her toes, and other lower portions?) and has her everlasting gratitude. They probably fall in love and live happily ever after.
But if he said Crap, a mouse, deal with it yourself, I’m going to get a beer, I hate those little bastards more than you, all his friends would all laugh, and make fun, and he would end up a sad, lonely, old man, with no children and no one to love him.
So he knows he must take care of the damn mouse.
Just for the record, there is a special breed out there, the men that can admit to being afraid of mice, or spiders, but have so many other redeeming manly qualities that they can still function. However, they only actually admit this fear to women, so when said women inevitably bring it up in conversation they can act patronizing, and lead the other men to believe they only say such things to get laid, and make the girls feel better…

What say you? Any opinions?