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Women give less to charity than men

A University of Chicago study found that women may be less likely to donate to charity when giving an option to opt-out.

The study had researchers door-knocking in neighbourhoods, either unannounced or pre-announced using mailed-out flyers the previous day.

Given the chance to opt-out, men’s giving dropped slightly but women’s dropped almost by half.

Read more at University of Chicago

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