Women are more likely to talk politics with their families — but less likely to enjoy it

published 5 August 2015

Have you talked (or argued) with your parents about the 2016 election yet? A new study posits that you're more likely to answer yes to that question if you're a woman. Women are far more likely to talk about politics with their parents and children than are men, who tend to take those kinds of conversations elsewhere, the Pew Research Center reports. Is this beginning to explain all those awkward Thanksgiving conversations with your aunts and sisters?

However, even if women are the ones talking politics with their families, they also happen to enjoy it less than their brothers, sons, and dads. Pew adds that men tend to talk about politics more often than women — and are more likely to enjoy it. Six in ten women actually like talking about politics, as compared to three in four men.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.