Women vs Men?

topic posted Wed, December 27, 2006 - 5:06 PM by 
Does anyone know where I can get statistics on the breakdown of men/women who are agnostics and atheists?
I assume that the percentage of men, outweigh the women. (without seeing definite numbers, that is an assumption on my part)
I have found statistics by country, but can't find any info on the breakdown of males and females.
I also found that although there were stats on the number of Atheists in a particular country, the term agnostic was not listed. What listing are agnostics under?
And finally, why are women so under-represented in the Atheist/Agnostic tribes? (Having just looked at the membership, that may be a flawed view)
I'm sure someone will set me straight with that one.
Just wondering.....
Thanks
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  • Re: Women vs Men?

    Thu, January 4, 2007 - 3:19 PM
    maybe women just don't care so much about what they consider themselves when it comes to religious beliefs,
    and maybe they don't have that strong of a desire to express that belief in the public?


    but post any info on results her please. i am interested...
  • Re: Women vs Men?

    Sat, January 13, 2007 - 9:13 AM
    I know the religious tend to be more female than male, so it would probably follow that the nonreligious would tend to be more male than female
  • Re: Women vs Men?

    Tue, February 6, 2007 - 2:45 PM
    Some stats, but not quite what you're looking for:

    kspark.kaist.ac.kr/Jesus/In...igion.htm
    "Terman, 1959 - Studied group with IQ's over 140. Of men, 10 percent held strong religious belief, of women 18 percent. Sixty-two percent of men and 57 percent of women claimed "little religious inclination" while 28 percent of the men and 23 percent of the women claimed it was "not at all important.""

    Wikipedia says this:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo...ffiliation
    "Women are more likely than men to describe their outlook as "religious." Older Americans are more likely than younger to describe their outlook as "religious.""

    Not stats, but interesting reading:

    www.futureofthebook.org/mitche...ma.html

    And these books may have some info:

    Rational Mothers and Infidel Gentlemen: Gender and American Atheism, 1865-1915 by Evelyn A. Kirkley
    www.amazon.com/Rational-M.../0815628226

    Women Without Superstition : No Gods - No Masters by Annie L. Gaylor
    www.amazon.com/Women-With.../1877733091

    That's about all I was able to come up with on the fly.

    Good luck!

    :)
    Feiruz
    • Re: Women vs Men?

      Thu, February 8, 2007 - 10:04 PM
      I suspected as much.

      I think _part_ of it is that women are more socialy connected (or at least more sensitive to social connections) than men and religious groups provide that for them.

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