Where are the female Audiophiles?

Mrtennis, you write:
what is the evidence and/or basis of all the geneder-specific analysis of "female" behavior ?

C'mon, tell me you're joking. You really can't see something this obvious? It's not JUST socialization, it's both genetic and socialization - the same way that people who try to keep their kids from guns are stunned when the kid picks up a stick, aims it and yells, "POW! POW!"

I have concluded that it's not that men cannot see these differences, but that many of them choose to ignore or discount them. The men sit smug in their isolated music, and the women, who don't realize how important such things are to men, are smug in their perception of it as childish. Thus it goes at many audiophile's homes. Why else would men lie to their wives about equipment purchased, etc. There's a lot of abnormal, unhealthy relationships because men don't understand (or respect) women very well, and because women discount men's needs. It does go both ways, but the topic of the thread was why women aren't as into audio.

Futher, I would suggest that women would likely advance faster as audiophiles, because they connect mentally with both the intellectual and aesthetic more wholistically. Frankly, I think many women have already assessed the sound of their partner's systems and judged it "nice" but boring. They can hear the differences, but to them those differences are not significant enough to spend tons of time assessing those differences. In their scheme of what's important in life, overdoses of music rates low.

This shouldn't be rocket science to men! It should be obvious, but as I said, many guys look at women with a slight degree of arrogance and superiorety. They'll actually harbor a low level contempt for the woman because she "Doesn't get it" etc. No, they get it, they just don't care as passionately as we do. Many guys just can't accept that possibility. Women know when men do this (the arrogance and superiorety attitude), and they despise it. Causes untold friction between them. etc.

They guys who say their wives are fine with the audio - they are most likely the ones who respect their wives desires and attitudes more. In return, they get more respect toward the audio hobby.

i think you miss my point. the differences that have been mentioned so far i think are based on stereotypical thinking and questionable observations.

there have been many studeies to show that the brains of men and women are not that different.

if women are treated as equals then perhaps there would be more women who took an interest in this hobby.

sexist thinking is partly responsible for the lack of interest that women have in this hobby.

please document the evidence of genetic differences between men and women, beyond the obvious biological differences.

I can't offer any genetic evidence for you, but based on my own personal experience with women I've been intimate with throughout my audiophile life, I would have to go along with Douglas' opinion. I also don't believe that it has anything to do with making a woman feel "equal".

Is there a Mrs. Tennis?

there is a mrs. tennis. she is quite tolerant but disinterested as to audio matters as well as my taste in music.

we are all entitled to our opinions as to why there are so few women who are serious about this hobby. however, as long as we don't take these opinions too seriously, it's ok. if makes no sense to accept generalizations based upon limited experience.