Journal? or Diary?

I didn't know the difference between journal and diary.

My tutor told me:

• Journal is for guys.
• Diary is for girls.

I guess most native Japanese don't know this like me.


However kind lang-8 users clarified more. They said

• Journal is just a more sophisticated diary.
• Diary is a kind of a personal record for the writer to read.
• Journal is a kind of what is written for other people to read.

I thank them for the meanings.