she noted that women continue to be the primary caretakers for children and elderly parents, extended family members, and others in the community. And so she believes the eco gender gap stems from those caretakers wanting to protect their loved ones from the harms of climate change
Compared to men, women are more likely to express greater concern about climate change, believe more strongly that climate change is happening, hold more objective knowledge about climate change (but also a tendency to underestimate their knowledge) and report greater perceptions of vulnerability to climate change
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/04/why-are-women-more-concerned-about-climate-change-than-men/
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