I came across a study online that polled 2,000 American's. It shows that, interestingly, 66% of females would only book with Female Hosts which intuitively makes sense. Since females often feel safer with another female.
I decided to look into after realizing that the majority of my bookings especially those in my own home where I live with my wife came from males. I noticed this when telling my wife how I found males leave the dullest and shortest reviews. And then it hit me that I should look this up and see if there is a reason I was not getting female guests in my home. I host other properties but the one I took extra notice of is the home where we live and have a guest house. I should note that this guest house is fully private (no shared accommodations). They have their own private door with code. Often times, I don't even see the guests since it's a separate part of the home and the entrance is about 30 feet away from my entrance.
After reading this study, I added my wife into my profile and profile picture. My wife does actually host with me but I never had her in my profile picture or description. Should be interesting to see what difference this makes. I think it will make a big difference.
To all the male hosts out there, think this through carefully and ask yourselves if you notice that the majority of yours guests are males. If so, you are potentially losing out on a lot of bookings.
