Gender and Attitudes to the Development of Shale Gas in the UK

• In Event: Difficult to Change Drivers of Environmental Attitudes

Brief Overview

Do women and men perceive the risks and potential benefits of shale gas differently? Survey data analysis indicates that women are significantly more likely to believe that the development of shale gas will have negative environmental consequences.

Authors

• Jessica E Andersson-Hudson, Mount Allison University

• Mathew Innell Humphrey, University of Nottingham