I would not have guessed that there was a difference between the sexes in meditation, but having heard so I am not overly surprised. While many practices (like, say, yoga) seem more or less evenly split between the sexes, when I think of meditation I do more strongly associate the practice with men (usually monks/ascetics). Who knew?

If there’s any chance this has anything to do with doctors ignoring women when they tell them they’re in pain, it needs to be blasted across the airwaves.

I seriously doubt it’s the explanation, but maybe it could account for some small sliver of it.