I've often wondered why the ratio of male-to-female volunteers in animal rescue is so low. Is this common in other volunteer opportunities? Are women more philanthropic than men, or are women just more open animal loves?
Fortunately the lack of men in an organization is often not a problem, EXCEPT during Santa Photos! Petsmart refuses to let a woman dress as Santa (though I haven't tried stuffing a Santa belly and wearing the beard). So often the women trying to raise money via Petsmart Santa Photos are forced to pull in any and every favor owed to them by coercing a male in their life to dress up as the jolly fat man. Many times once they do it once, we have to find someone else for next year. Hmph.
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This is true. We are lucky to have the male volunteers in my organization, but the majority are females.
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