Women Give More Than Men

The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University released a report on philanthropic giving by gender and income

October, 2010
Women Give More Than Men

Women Give More Than Men

The first report in Women Give 2010 examined philanthropic giving by gender and income. This study focused only on male and female households which included the following singles: (1) never marrieds, (2) divorced/separated, and (3) widows/widowers. By focusing only on male and female single-headed households, the conclusions that we draw are more definitive as to the differences between men and women's giving. Additionally, these results account for the factors that affect philanthropic behavior: income, wealth, education, race, age, number of children in the household, age of the youngest child, employment status, and health of head of household. Simply using descriptive statistics of mean or median giving across income groups by gender does not provide an accurate picture of giving patterns.

• In each of the five different income groups analyzed, female-headed households are more likely to give to charity than male-headed households.
• In every income group except for one, women GIVE MORE than men.
• Comparison of all male-headed households to all female-headed households by income group shows that it is not just the wealthy women who are giving.
• Female headed households are more likely to give than men in comparable households except for the widow/widower category.
• Female headed households give more than men in comparable households except for the widow/widower category.

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