Paradoxical gender effects in meat consumption across cultures.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 06 2024
Historique:
received: 09 10 2023
accepted: 17 05 2024
medline: 14 6 2024
pubmed: 14 6 2024
entrez: 13 6 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Men tend to eat more meat than women, but it is not clear why. We tested three hypotheses in a cross-cultural design (20,802 individuals in 23 countries across four continents): that gender differences are (a) universal, (b) related to gender roles and thus weaker in countries with higher gender equality and human development, or (c) related to opportunities to express gender roles and thus stronger in countries with higher gender equality and human development. Across all countries, men tended to consume more meat than women. However, this difference increased significantly in countries with greater human development and gender equality. The paradoxical gender gap in meat consumption aligns with previous research that suggests greater differences in behavior across genders in contexts that are more developed and gender equal. We discuss implications for theories of culture and gender as well as practical implications for global meat reduction.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38871837
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62511-3
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-62511-3
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

13033

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Christopher J Hopwood (CJ)

University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. chopwoodmsu@gmail.com.

Jahn N Zizer (JN)

University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Adam T Nissen (AT)

University of California, Davis, Davis, USA.

Courtney Dillard (C)

Mercy For Animals, Los Angeles, USA.

Andie M Thompkins (AM)

Mercy For Animals, Los Angeles, USA.

Joāo Graça (J)

University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Daniela Romero Waldhorn (DR)

Rethink Priorities, Barcelona, Spain.

Wiebke Bleidorn (W)

University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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