The Telegraph: Women "Don't Understand" Fracking, Leading Scientist Claims
Women are opposed to fracking because they "don't understand" and follow their gut instinct rather than the facts, according to a leading female scientist.
Averil Macdonald, the chairwoman of UK Onshore Oil and Gas, said that many women are concerned about fracking, yet often lack a scientific understand of the topic.
"Not only do [women] show more of a concern about fracking, they also know that they don't know and they don't understand," Prof Macdonald, who is emeritus professor of science engagement at the University of Reading, told The Times.
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