Where are the female Audiophiles?


Based on my limited experience, I would guess that 98% of Audiophiles are male. But 51% of our population is female. What gives?

In this age where females and males are equally represented in Universities and in the Professions, why is this still true?

I would guess that it is a cultural thing, can't be genetic can it?
Is it different in other parts of the World?
hdomke
Nope - chances are very, very thin that there will be more female audiophiles in 20 years. I heard this argument 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 years ago. No more women today than in the past. And there was an issue of Time magazine some months (couple of years?) ago that outlined the voluminous studies showing how women and men are different in very meaningful, physical ways. And that includes brain structure and chemistry. Of course, as in all things in the universe, there are infinite degrees of differences.

If my wife and I are going on vacation for 10 days she will take 11 bathing suits. When we first married I would take 2 - I now take 3.
The 2% of self-described female audiophiles are faking it and couldn't set up a turntable properly or acoustically treat a room if their life depended on it. For the ladies in the field, it's mostly about décor, collectability, etc. And I'm fine with that. It's probably a more reliable indication of the difference in the sexes' brains than an MRI scan.
Goes to show you how smart women are. Who on earth would want to be an audiophile? They're the equivalent of people who show dogs except they're not as social. Talk about a nerdy snore fest.