Women much less relaxed than men about 'no deal'

[Threehoursfromhome]

A poll published last week by the Fawcett Society reveals that just one in five women voters (21%), compared with 36% of men, describe themselves as ‘relaxed’ about the prospect of a no deal Brexit. The majority of both women and men (67%) are either anxious or unsure at the prospect.

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/news/new-fawcett-data-shows-women-much-less-relaxed-than-men-about-no-deal

I thought it was interesting because it reflects differences both in conversations I've had with friends, family and colleagues, depending on whether they are male and female, and also posts on this board where it seems women are more likely to be stocking up while their OH's think they're mad for worrying about it. (Or are there also male-dominated boards where men are discussing stocking up in the case of shortages? Perhaps there are and I just don't frequent them.)

I also wondered if it was indicative, if no deal happens, of where society thinks the brunt of the responsibiity will lie for dealing with the consequences. (ie If you don't think it's your problem to deal with, then you're probably less likely to be worried about it.)

It's my dh that is freaked out not me. I'm quietly (in real life, that is) preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.
Dh can't talk about it it's upsetting him so much.
We are both Irish descent so protecting GFA is all we care about now.

Women are more likely to have responsibility for vulnerable people (children, sick, elderly).

They are more likely to be taking medicines for chronic conditions.

Most polling tends to show that women take less extreme political positions.

I don't think the male-female gap in no-deal Brexit support is surprising at all.

It doesn't surprise me. We're the ones who are going to bear the brunt of any economic mess.

Plus some men will never admit to being worried as it is seen as weakness.

I think when men imagine SHTF they think of how they'll be just like the heroes in things like Walking Dead, badass survivalist stuff. Male dominated prepper forums tend to talk about weapons a lot, I did get great security advice there though.

It doesn't surprise me either, men tend (as a sexist generalisation) to be more gung ho about things.

Also, didn't women actually vote to remain, so once again men are imposing something on women that affects them more significantly, that they didn't want in the first place.

Women tend to be the ones worrying about what to feed the family. They tend to have lower-paid, less stable jobs that will be the first to go. They worry about getting the kids to school and getting to work if there's road chaos and petrol shortages. They're the ones taking the family to the doctor and dentist and managing prescriptions and illnesses.

All of this is a generalisation but in general my assertions are borne out by research. Of course women are more worried, men usually let someone else (i.e. a woman) sort the problems out for them.

no wonder
women do a lot more 'wife work', general household organising than men. of course they (we) worry how we can keep it up.

Women are more likely to have responsibility for vulnerable people (children, sick, elderly).

This. Plus men tend to score higher on things like risk-taking and psychoticism than women. Fuck it and fuck you basically.

If I was trying to persuade someone to change their mind, women are the group I'd be targetting especially.

No one knows how you vote in the poll booth.

Focus on the concerns - education, caring for parents. medicines, GP appointments.....just nudge enough to give people doubt.

Dh decided I had overreacted and has spent the summer running down all my carefully stored Brexit provisions to naught.
We seem to have vast quantities of wine piling up in every corner of the house though...…. he and the Majestic delivery guy are on first name terms...…
On the upside I have the means to relax myself on 31st and since DH does the cooking he can figure it out. I have sufficient fat stores to get me to the new year I think.

It's probably just that women are better informed, more rational and better critical thinkers. They see the issues in a more carefully considered way and therefore the potential outcomes have more impact on 'relaxability'

I reckon it's a mental load thing. Those who don't take on the mental load seem to just assume things will come together and work out fine, those who do take on the mental load know you have to actually do things in order for things to happen.

Let's be honest we all know who is most likely to be left to take on the mental load.

Sorry to be depressing but our really big worry is climate change. Brexit is a problem but the consequences of global warming hardly bear thinking about. And politicians can't do Brexit so there's not much hope for the Earth.

Yep, women do much more caring and organising. A lot of men leave it all to women because they work, never mind that women work too.

And as Fatshedra pointed out, if we can’t sort out the global warming then Brexit really doesn’t matter.