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A study conducted in Sweden found that women are less likely, and men are more likely to deny the existence of climate change. The research suggests that "threatened masculinity" plays a role in predicting and mediating this denial. These findings enhance our understanding of the gender differences in environmental attitudes and emphasize climate change denial as a potential factor contributing to the increasing gender-related polarization observed in Western countries.
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Frontiers | Gender Differences in Climate Change Denial in Sweden. The Role of Threatened Masculinity
Previous research in the Western world shows that men are in general more likely than women to deny human-induced climate change or certain aspects of it. We…
Amanda Remsö 1*
