https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_fear_of_crime
Women fear is reverse correlated to likelihood of it happening (lower chance = more feared)
Some studies suggest a fucked up reasoning behind it: “if rape is rare, then they [women] feel more disgust to victims of the rape than if it was common”.
Some scholars tie that reverse correlation to perceived lowering of social standing and attractiveness (as in the victims of crime stand out negatively compared to other gals). (Tbh this makes more sense).
(And other reasons but those two are most likely to have people click on the Wiki article to read more)






In Poland we have this anecdote explaining traditions.
Whenever I make boiled pork knuckle I cut it in half, because that’s how my Mom taught me. I didn’t know the reason, so I asked her about it: “Oh, I do it because that’s what your Granny did. It’s tradition.”. I went to Granny and asked the same: “Your Great grandmother did so, and so I do too. It’s tradition”.
I went to GG, and her answer was “I had a small pot”. That’s what tradition is.