Why Do Men Tend To Be Conservative, While Women Tend To Be Liberal?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Because men tend to be more logical in their decision making, and women tend to be more emotional.

The overwhelming liberalization of politics in the US has been largely enabled by female voters. And we are seeing the consequences of that.

Ariesman81 · Accepted Answer

I believe it boils down to logic based decision making vs emotional based decision making. Human nature summed up in a vote. I think vs I feel.

msc545 · Answer

Men tend to be angrier and feel more threatened, and have less empathy if any. Women tend to be calmer, more nurturing, and more empathic.

Like this:

Historically, men and women have been socialized into different roles that shape their worldviews. Men were often raised to value tradition, competition, and self-reliance—qualities associated with conservative ideologies. Women, on the other hand, were often socialized to prioritize nurturing, empathy, and community, which align more with liberal values.

The shifting of gender roles in recent decades has influenced political attitudes. The increased participation of women in the workforce and higher education has been linked to greater support for progressive policies and gender equality.

Some theories suggest men are more inclined to seek stability and maintain the status quo, which conservatism often represents. Women may be more supportive of social welfare programs and community-based initiatives due to their historical roles in caregiving and family nurturing.

Economic Policies: Women may be more supportive of government intervention and welfare policies that benefit children and families, aligning them more with liberal platforms. Men, traditionally seen as economic providers, may be more focused on policies that support individual economic growth and lower taxes.

Studies show that men and women often differ in certain personality traits that can influence political orientation. For example, women tend to score higher on agreeableness and compassion, which may make them more inclined toward policies that emphasize social support and equality. Men, who might score higher on traits like assertiveness and conscientiousness, may prefer policies that emphasize order and tradition.

Research in psychology suggests that men might be more attuned to perceived threats and prioritize security and stability, aligning with more conservative positions. Women, in contrast, might prioritize inclusive and empathetic responses to social issues, aligning with more progressive or liberal views.

Anonymous · Answer

All other things being equal we are innately different according to our biology, and there is a very real biological difference between men and women. Like all biology this was evolved over time.

Because humans are a male dominated species, women's innate political judgement to the extent it is influenced by their biology never really evolved for being in charge as strong men took that role.

So female minds to the degree of their female are thinking with brains that instead evolved for the managed environment of the home & family with the same strong domineering man controlling.

Such is the existed for the last several million years of human history in which our intellect developed

As such when a woman doesn't have that in her life she tends to seek that stability and control. Government often provides that if she is single. If she is securely married under anther man, she is more likely to see the goverment as he does and as an outsider she is with him for or against.

This is just the circumstances for which the female brain HAD to evolve, men did not leave women much choice in this for the last few million years.

RavVid · Answer

Interesting question as to why. South Korea is very noticeably diverging strongest with becoming conservative faster than women becoming liberal. The differential rate of the point gap looks somewhat consistent in US, UK and Germany at around 25 points.

Female market value is much higher in the 20's so it might be making hay while the sun shines sexually.

Women are more fashion oriented. They are happiest when their life looks most like what they are told it should and they are evolutionarily disposed to conforming to group female think.

Men on the other side may be considering that women are offering a bum deal now and be more inclined to look for conservative values.

mandyfire98 · Answer

Because most of the conservative views these days aren't really pro women at all. You're talking about a group that pushes for women to basically forego their careers and return to traditional, stay at home roles of solely supporting the husband. Also that side isn't really big on respecting women's choices as far as our bodies are concerned. re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

saraupstairs · Answer

Phys,

If you haven't noticed, evolution has not only stopped, it's going backwards. DEI is nice in an artsy world, but when I'm getting my ass handed to me in a dark corner, I want this guy stepping in.

Why Do Men Tend To Be Conservative, While Women Tend To Be Liberal?

Dargil · Answer

Men are more self reliant. Women more want to be taken care of even if lawyers or government entitlements. Why I recruited from Offshore.

Anonymous · Answer

because men believe in free speech, self-defense, innocent until proven guilty etc.

they are taught to be selfless and thus tend to be more conservative

women (especially modern women) are raised to be selfish, narcissistic, think only of themselves rather than the community and thus tend to be more liberal

exitseven · Answer

Guys are closer to where the rubber meets the road. They work in law enforcement and unions jobs and see the results of liberal policies. Crime and unemployment are real things to them. Women that work in office jobs or have rich husbands are insulated from a lot of this.

Jersey2 · Answer

Women are emotional and can be manipulated. Men use cold logic and it will take cold logic to change their minds.

The world is driven by finance and finance is driven by logic. people that make poor decisions are poor. People that make wise decisions are well off. That is the way of the world.

Filthy_Immigrant · Answer

women are followers. it is in their dna to follow and mirror all the women they look up to and unfortunately because our society is plagued by reality drama shows and music that encourages women to be liberal and does a good job and convincing them that having conservative values is "oppressing" then they obviously will seek just that

feminism by the way is not helping out a bit

FreyaRed · Answer

Only in US, maybe. I've never noticed super positive sentiments to whole program of the left among my friends with exception of their desire to change abortion laws and getting rid of the influence of the clergy in politics. Especially self destructive immigration politics of the left find lot of disapproval among people I know.
Maybe it's because we see parties as tools to get what we want instead taking their entire ideology packets which are always shit with sugar glassing.

ohsheeT · Answer

We're two different types of beings women go through certain things in life that men don't understand because they have gone through them and same with women so we see things different doesn't mean one of us are right or wrong it just means that we are different and we believe in different things there's nothing wrong with thatre-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

noohair · Answer

Women like the idea of being sure of things. Liberal progressives promise that. The reality is that progressives want to control every aspect of your life because they think most people are stupid and can't think for themselves. Men are the opposite of that.

ClassicDropout · Answer

Men probably don't like the liberal perspective that sees them as the enemy. I'm liberal or conservative depending on who I'm talking to because I don't give a shit, but I understand as a man why liberal rhetoric is a turn-off.

Anonymous · Answer

Women have that luxury. I've said before most young people are liberal because when you're young you're idealistic and foolish and don't really understand how the world works fully yet. Women can be liberal because they do not have the same expectations on them that a man has. The world will always treat them with kids gloves simply because of thier gender. So a woman never has to fully mature.

strateguy632 · Answer

I guess you never heard of Candace owens.

She is woman and many loud pro life are women.

Those polls probably played word games about meaning of liberal in questions.

Need fair questions.

In my polls women voted to ban abortion after your baby brain starts to function... whichbis just 14 weeks coincided with modern french law.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Men are more likely to be skeptics, and they view the world through bottom up processing as opposed to women who are more likely to view the world through top down processing.

HighValue · Answer

More men have better morals, and more women want to behave immorally and don't want consequences for their bad actions. Also, more women want free handouts that they didn't earn.

Avicenna · Answer

It wasn’t always like that- it’s a relatively recent development. Lots of reasons- lots of single moms/family breakdown, women are employed more in left-dominated jobs

DrPepper12 · Answer

Educational attainment
Emotionally better adjusted
Well traveled
Increasingly urban
Self reinforcement from girls living life with little male input
Abortion
#MeToo movement
Social justice
Lack of maternity care
Lack of paid leave
Lack of affordable child care
Increasingly unionized
Increasing disposable income
Polylingual
"Sandwiched" with child & elder care
Inheritances from dying boomers

Well, that's a good start...

Babygirl_S · Answer

Conservative people are usually racist, homophobic, misogynistic etc. and most women are sensible enough to avoid being like that. I don’t think anyone should be made to feel bad for who they are or even their choices because everyone has the right to live happily as long as they’re not harming anyone. A lot of men believe in controlling other’s lives. PS that bald guy is so irritating 🤢

Quigly · Answer

In America Conservatives are the Liberals and the Liberals are actually Conservatives.

Why? Cause American Liberals want to revert back to a dictatorship banning free and rip up the Constitution. Which wouldn't make them liberal at all.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

A good many white men believe in the patriarchy, or a fatherly right to dominate everyone not a cisgender straight white male, something which discomfits many women, who were treated as chattel when the paternity was legally codified. Since patriarchies tend towards conservatism, men who believe in them are usually right-wing, while women, POC and LGBTQAI folk who oppose them are as likely to lean left.

Anonymous · Answer

Politics are man made created in a society, which is also a man made system. You’re agreeing to submit to all of it. Which is totally cool, that’s your choice. I don’t vote, I don’t know what any political category means and I never have looked them up either. I respect everyone’s choice to be their own individual.
Just be nice and share sugar with your neighbors.

jahaims · Answer

Women are more likely to want a socoal safety net. Like the one of the current safety nets alimony or child support.

Syntosi · Answer

Because conservatives primarily attempts to advertise to men which leaves women to make a more informed decision without being influenced by at least 1 side of the political spectrum.

WhatLurksWithin · Answer

We are conditioned to lean towards tradition by those who raise us. I was raised without the stereotypical male framework, and thus I grew up more liberal and slowly became more centrist as a result.

Agape93 · Answer

Because conservative policies tend to negatively impact womenre-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

Women are pussies... so they want the pussy way out.

Anonymous · Answer

Comes down to men being hard headed/controlling and women being open and wanting to have freedom. Since right is more traditional and left is more modern

Anonymous · Answer

Probably because conservative is more logical and liberal is more emotional

Cubus · Answer

According to these graphs, British men are not conservative.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Because conservatism favors men while liberalism favors women.  Why be part of something that doesn't benefit you at all?

Sabretooth · Answer

to preserve our status and keep others below us.

seeyounexttuesday · Answer

Men are logical, women are emotional.

Alexandrubaschet08 · Answer

UK take your garbage from Romania right NOW.

Anonymous · Answer

How could you forget centralists?

Miah06 · Answer

Penis?

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