Where Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Giving

dc.contributor.authorMesch, Debra
dc.contributor.authorOsili, Una
dc.contributor.authorAckerman, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorDale, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-18T12:41:43Z
dc.date.available2015-09-18T12:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractThis study seeks to explore gender differences in the purpose and motivations for charitable giving. We analyze new waves of data from the Philanthropy Panel Study, the Bank of America/U.S. Trust Studies of High Net Worth Philanthropy, and the Million Dollar List to investigate where men and women direct their charitable gifts, the influence of charitable decision making on giving, and why men’s and women’s priorities may differ. We find that generally, women are more likely than men to give to every charitable subsector except neighborhoods and communities and tend to spread their giving out. However, high net worth women exhibit fewer differences in their giving as compared to high net worth men. Women prioritize issues and areas such as women’s rights, human rights, and the environment, while men favor the economy and national security. Finally, we find that women are generally motivated to give by their political or philosophical beliefs or their involvement in an organization.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/6985
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectMenen_US
dc.subjectPhilanthropyen_US
dc.subjectGivingen_US
dc.subjectCharitable Givingen_US
dc.subjectMotivationsen_US
dc.titleWhere Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Givingen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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