Is There a Strong Association Between Women and Witchcraft?

Around two thirds of those suspected of being witches were men. Why it would be that more men are thought to be witches in this period, in modern france, than women? It's so hard to answer. I suspect there are a few things going on. One thing i'vei've talked about before is the possibility thatait has to do with inheritance disputes,. Because the frenchare very strict and patriarchal. And they maylive that may lie behind some of it. There are lots of other things i could say about it. It gets more and more complicated, less and less plausible perhaps.