Audiophile demographics?

Women, in case it's been unnoticed, are physically different, and also have different priorities.

There's no reason why they shouldn't be different or should have the same priorities as men, is there?

These differences seem to be even more exacerbated with computer technology, science fiction and high performance cars.

My 16 year old daughter has very little interest in the current Hollywood zeitgeist of superheroes and science fiction. She and her friends have terms for those that do, and they are not pleasant.

@theo714 got it. If a group has been historically discouraged or denied participation in something, like STEM fields that relate directly to "gearhead" interests, it takes much more effort for a member of that group to pursue an interest in that thing, as well as a willingness to endure regular questions about why they have the interest and judgments about the validity of their interest.

Do not mean to offend anyone. But this is a dumb hobby.  Women are smarter they know it's the music which is the thing, not the gear.

Most college girls do not need a great stereo to hook up.  Many did not have the income from summer jobs to purchase one.  Who wants to go to a female's house to listen to girley music?

I think it is just that they are uncomfortable or disinterested (many of them) with the technology complexity and demo areas. Some of the high end rooms look like physics labs. Less women go into STEM. If you told an audiophile demographic survey, it would probably lean more towards science/engineering/technology/math types or mechanically inclined guys that like to fix things. BTW, it also holds true for video. My wife doesn't even know (or probably care) if a channel she is watching is HD or not. But she likes music, but is scared to touch anything on the stereo except the volume knob. Never has made it louder....

I bet more women are into cars than stereos. Now, they may not be into high performance cars always, but they seem to have pretty strong opinions and know what they like. BTW, many HATE high performance cars.