Men's vs. Women's
The biggest difference between men's and women's lacrosse is the ruling around contact.
While the bros can ram and whack each other, the broettes are supposed to be more tactful. Women are not allowed to body check, and the rules around stick checking are more restrictive (source). Sorry, Regina.
There are also some differences surrounding the handling of ground balls, draw control, and more (source).
The gear is a little different, too. For more on that, check out the Tools of the Trade section. Got it? Good.
There are also more women's NCAA lacrosse programs for women than for men, and more money available for female NCAA lacrosse players than male NCAA lacrosse players, on average (source). This disparity likely has something to do with Title IX regulations concerning overall parity of funds awarded between men's and women's sports at the college level...and how football and men's basketball can eat up a lot of a school's available scholarship budget.