didn't read the whole thing, did you? The point really isn't about gender, is about
risk. (Besides which, it isn't psychobabble or anecdotal, but that's a different discussion.)
Risk as a function of gender:
Risk is a longstanding issue in American politics. It explains one of its enduring features: the gender gap.
Women, on the average, are more risk-averse than men. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, fewer than 7 percent of prison inmates are women. Crime always entails risk, and women tend to be more cautious — and smarter — about risk-taking than men are.
Emphasis is mine.
It is anecdotal - the crime figures do not apply and are anecdotal - not the result of an applied statistical study. And psychobabble because it uses assumed "female psychological traits" as a basis for the so-called gender gap.
