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The Giving Sex: Charitable Gender Differences Between Men And Women (STUDY)

Posted: 05/09/2012 2:14 pm Updated: 05/09/2012 2:14 pm

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In the latest round of the battle of the sexes, it appears that men have come out ahead.

Men donate to charity more frequently and give more money when they do, a recent study conducted by BiddingForGood concluded. The charitable e-commerce company surveyed 500 people nationwide and found that 52 percent of men who donate to charity do so every week or month compared with 42 percent of members of the fairer sex.

“We didn’t think we would see as wide of a spread as we did between genders,” Jon Carson, BiddingForGood’s CEO, said in a press release. “We know from our work that it’s not all about dollars but also about time spent and there are a significant number of women who volunteer on a regular basis instead of or in addition to making generous monetary contributions.”

When it came to dollars and cents, the fellas said they give more too.

Of those polled, 62 percent of men said they give more than $500 a year to charity compared with 46 percent of women.

It’s not just the amount of money and frequency of giving that divide men and women. The genders are also split on which causes to support.

The study found that women are more drawn to animal welfare causes. whereas men were more inclined to support environmental causes.


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In the latest round of the battle of the sexes, it appears that men have come out ahead. Men donate to charity more frequently and give more money when they do, a recent study conducted by BiddingF...
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09:19 AM on 05/17/2012
The feminists post on here are a joke.

Feminists are always looking for a whole in any study that doesn't support them in making men look inferior.

Reminds me of the study on female depression rising. Every feminists far and wide going on TV shows to state the study was skewed. Then ironically female therapists later stated there was a significant increase in female clients.

Had this study said women donate more, the feminists would have had an answer for that to. Let me guess, men are so greedy and self-centered bla bla bla...
06:37 PM on 05/12/2012
This sooooo affirms my worldviews but I don't trust it. Could it be women feel less comfortable talking about charity? Maybe they don't see charity as means of self-glorification but men do? How many of them were just making it paycheck to paycheck? Hands down the majority of women I know are emotionally ruthless... but something's amiss here.
05:42 PM on 05/12/2012
For me, I couldn't tell you how much I donate. I don't keep track. There are bake sales at school to support the local shelter. Do I count the clothes and school supplies I buy for the kids at the local free breakfast program? Most of the time I just add those items onto my regular lists...And I never thought about deducting the box-loads of diapers I have bought for moms at the women's shelter.

I would guess my brother does donate more (and keep track of it) just the same. For him, it isn't (usually) care-taking, but about making a donation to a cause he is passionate about. For me, it is about the person (a person I see in front of me) and doing the little I can. Still I would also guess he also doesn't count the cost of fostering a dog (he already had three of his own) as part of his donation allowance, so maybe I shouldn't either....
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Brianna Cole
Which one wins? The one you feed.
09:51 AM on 05/12/2012
I'm just happy to see such high numbers of people willing to give time and or money to worthy causes! Stuff like this makes me happy (almost as happy as takoyaki!). Keep up the good work everyone.
P.S. Who cares which group does it more or with more? Everyone should donate time or money if it is feasible for them to do so! Hurrah for humans, we *might* actually be doing some good!
04:12 PM on 05/11/2012
I am surprised that this topic is so divisive. No, men do not give more because they earn more money and as many men here have pointed out -- the frequency was also much higher.

Women volunteer at a higher rate than men (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011). 75% of all those fabulous low-pay, great-reward non-profit paid jobs are also filled by women (HR Council 2008).

Money has limits if there is no one to actually provide the services for which all those men are offering the financial backing.

Seems to me like it's rather a symbiotic process when men and women ensure both the money and labor is there to keep charitable efforts afloat, but then I'm a woman so I look to have the groups all play nicely to together ;-)
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07:57 AM on 05/11/2012
I thought, as a man, that women would donate money more than men. I thought this because men are probably wanting to hold on to their money more as they often have more than themselves to pay for.

Men will loan (w/o the expectation of getting back) a few bucks here and there to friends/co-workers, will pay for dates/wives/kids/friends/co-workers we take out, and still as head of many households will cover much of the expenses. The remains of this money would either be spent, invested/saved, or given to charity.

This finding was a pleasant surprise, I thought, until reading all of the negative quips from women in the comments section about how men are still inferior, because they make more than women...etc..etc..etc and couldn't surely have a heart as much as women... (with a couple jabs from men as well)

I was asking a friend about her friend and if she might be interested in me. She tried making the sale for me listing how I'm handsome, what I make, how I have a nice body..ok, she said these things not me. LOL This woman said I sound great, but she don't want any drama.

It turns out, I, as some in my family do, struggle with depression. I'm now a no go.

You'll never be enough guys.

By the way, I give more to animal welfware, BUT I, I'm sorry to say, have a penis.
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03:11 AM on 05/11/2012
men make more money, so they can give away more.

women make less money for doing the same work, so we can give less. this study should focus on the RATES of giving, not the overall amount.

waste of an article.
reciprocat
On November 6, 2012...God blessed America
09:58 AM on 05/11/2012
Only a 1/5th of the statistics in the article cited actual dollar amounts. It seems the focus of the article WAS the rates. Did you read the whole thing?
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07:16 PM on 05/11/2012
nope, the focus was not rates. it was actual dollar amounts. women make less for doing the same work, and spend more HOURS (even though we do more work at home too) volunteering.

this study is bogus.
04:01 PM on 05/11/2012
Are you mad that it didn't make men look bad? Men are actually good people just like women, I hope you accept that one day.
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MissTake1989
Equal means equal, hypocrites.
03:30 PM on 05/12/2012
I hope you are not holding your breath.

She makes Whalepiece look sane.
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12:25 AM on 05/11/2012
Men of course... Men are the ones who give give give to get get get some good some not so good reasons for giving for example : Men give sperm so that the ovum can be quickened to life Men give women things so that they will be impressed Men originally were they only ones who faught wars so they gave their lives and Men supported the household and for the most part I think still do Men are Men the head of the house back in the day but.. times have changed with womens lib etc but still Men.
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03:13 AM on 05/11/2012
oh good lord.

get a job. women's lib? do you still call black people negroes too?

men are the head of nothing except themselves. yeah, back in the day! aw...remember the good old days? remember when women weren't allowed into law school and couldn't get credit cards? men wanted control because they want to treat women like property/baby machines.

men started wars because they're irrational/greedy/violent. there are no good old days. there are only pigs who need to be taught how to behave.

this is the women's section. leave.
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10:13 AM on 05/11/2012
You sound just like a woman.
04:03 PM on 05/11/2012
"there are only pigs who need to be taught how to behave. "

I almost think your a man pretending to be a women to make them look bad. You think men are pigs who need to be taught how to behave? You can't be serious.
06:37 PM on 05/10/2012
This is news.
But maybe it's because men were more likely to have the funds to donate...
04:15 AM on 05/12/2012
There are more women than men in charitable works, some times devout their whole life!
02:31 PM on 05/10/2012
I'm very disappointed to see animal welfare ranked as lower than what ranked at 2, 3, and 4.
01:35 PM on 05/10/2012
Women make less money than men, that is why they donate less. Duh. 70 cents to the dollar.
06:30 PM on 05/10/2012
It's percentage of people that donate, NOT the dollar amount. Nice try with the 70 cent myth.
01:08 PM on 05/10/2012
What is with all these "competitions"? I can understand looking at statistics in order to know your demographic, but these kind of pronouncements to the public are kind of silly.
09:01 AM on 05/17/2012
Exactly what I was thinking.

The media finds every angle they can think of to spit the genders down the middle.
12:30 PM on 05/17/2012
exactly!!
11:26 AM on 05/10/2012
It's nice to know that aside from giving much of their money to women, that men also donate to worthy causes.
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10:01 AM on 05/10/2012
Didn't the facts already tell us this? According to women, 75% of the time women are the primary decision maker in regard to purchases for their household. According to the Census married men make more money than divorced or single men. Pair those two seperate facts together. Attempt to rationalize how divorced men make less than married men. It is hard to come up with a scenario that doesn't reflect bad on the women. Again this is just on average. There are some bad guys out there and great gals to be sure.
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01:39 PM on 05/10/2012
Well said. Has it occurred to anyone that tiny differences in independant people giving to a charity has anything to do with the difference between the relative income made in proportion to the bias still exsisting in our society?
RealistBC
Micro-bios must pass muster.
07:56 AM on 05/10/2012
I'd suggest running this survey again when the economy is booming. I suspect that the numbers will radically change.