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Are “Girl Hobbies” Still Hobbies?
“How many girls do you know who ACTUALLY have hobbies?” was the podcast question heard ‘round the world. While people tend to agree that “girl hobbies” often look different than men’s, do things like social media and brunch really count?
By Alina Clough4 min read
Girl math. Girl dinner. Girl hobbies? A lot of ink has been spilled over what people are now referring to as the “gender hobby gap,” a.k.a. the idea that men have hobbies and women don’t. Male podcasters and dating “experts” alike seem to frequently converge around the belief that while men are likely to have concrete interests outside work, women’s extracurriculars basically amount to social media and makeup. But is this really characteristic of the average woman?