This is what she replied
>Are women more anti-racist? Maybe he is saying that on the basis of more
>men voting for Carl I Hagen (Fremskritts Partiet - right
>wing/anti-immigration/for selective repatriation). However the vote for
>Hagen is not necessarily a vote for racism. It more represents a
>disillusionment with the mainstream parties. Men, who would have had
>stronger alliegances to the major parties in the past, may be more likely
>to go for Hagen as a protest vote.
>
>The parties in power at the moment are Kristelig Folkepartiet (Christian
>People's Party) - very conservative - and Senter Partiet - very parochial.
>So if it is true that more females voted for them it is no evidence of them
>being less conservative. In fact, I think Bonde Partiet (Farmer's Party)
>may also be in government with the other two!
>
>Are women more union friendly? I doubt this was the case in most of the
>post-war period. Maybe today.
>More anti-EU? Again does not say much. Much of the anti-EU vote was very
>parochial. 'Radical' youth were anti-EU - much their opposition was part of
>the anti big business anti unfettered free market sentiment. Sections of
>Arbeider Partiet (labour) were worried about employment rights being
>compromised. And then there was Bondepartiet (farmers) - remember Norway is
>very rural - who were opposed to it due to loosing their large govt
>subsidies. So being anti-EU is no evidence of being less conservative.
-- Jim heartfield