Women Scared To Do Battle?

Today, there is a certain piece of news which I find particularly eye-catching. According to the DVLA, there seems to be a distinct lack of females taking part in the public auctions that currently take place across the UK. Of the 9,400 motorists who have registered to bid in sales for personalised number plates this year, it's been reported that a mere 9% of bidders are women.

It's not exactly surprising that this has led to the, quite frankly, horrifying accusation that women are not turning up because they are scared to do battle with the men. Being a woman myself, I find this just a tad irritating. Surely many of you men out there are aware that women are quite capable of holding their own?

Hmm. I do have to admit that the statistics do show a lack of female involvement though, but I will not believe that this is due to fear. Please! There must be some other explanation. It's certainly not due to a lack of interest, as statistics also show that personalised registrations are extremely popular with women. Right, I'm going to have a think about a possible explanation. I simply refuse to believe this idea that women are afraid to do battle with men. Don't most women "do battle" with men most evenings, and generally win?

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