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

Showing 3 responses by macrojack

In nature males compete for females. That's the "gene" that drives us and the one that women, to their advantage, lack.
Women are not equal ----- they are equivalent.

This may seem like petty semantics but I mean to indicate that , while they are not inferior to men, they are clearly not the same. Stereotypes are always based in fact. They are generalizations which may not fit anyone perfectly but nonetheless survive as useful caricatures of a group.

Audio is a silly obsession to those who remain uninfected. For the most part I think women just dismiss the whole thing as "his hobby" and feign interest because they are interested in us and not our perversion.

It's important that we not behave like religious zealots. There is no reason to proselytize. Just share your fun with those who you deem worthy and try to be sensitive to their level of interest. If they don't care, so what? You can still have fun with your solitary preoccupation and your other half can do something else as well.