Women Give More

Almost twice as much from those in the middle income range, as this article from USA Today notes.

An excerpt.

“Women are more generous than men when it comes to charitable donations, a study released today suggests.

“In all income groups, women are more likely to give, and in four of five groups, they give more than men do — sometimes twice as much, according to the study by the Women's Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy.

"Women have just been socialized as the care-givers in their families to be more empathetic and altruistic," says Debra Mesch, director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute. "I think this is being manifested in giving to charity."

“It's not just character, though, Mesch says.

“She explains, "We know that the primary factors for philanthropic giving are wealth, education and income. We see, especially in the USA, extraordinary gains in those areas for women."

“In the study's middle range of income, $43,500 to $67,532, the average donation was $728 from women, $373 from men.

“The report, Women Give 2010, found never-married and divorced women more likely to give than their male counterparts, and they gave more. Widows were less likely to give than widowers.”