Why is it that......?!

I think it's cultural. Meat is considered this big, masculine food, and men want to be seen as masculine. Most men don't eat tofu for the same dumb reasons they won't wear pink.

Machoism. It's not manly to be a veg in N. America. Not yet, anyway.
In other cultures it makes no difference, but currently in N. America eating meat and drinking beer and watching sports and acting tough all go hand-in-hand.

Females on the other hand, they love to jump on a trend that makes them look more loving and caring, even if they are not. So, right now, it's vegetarianism, environmentalism, yoga, etc. that all the females are getting into because it's a female social thing. They, the followers, will quit all this stuff immediately when the trend turns to something else.

I think when it comes right down to the 'real' vegans/vegetarians - I mean, those that are serious and will stick with it for the rest of their lives, it must be about equal.

I agree with the show-off XD. I talk about the benefits of being vegetarian all the time and my female friends do the same (which I think is eventually good). I have had my german brother -in -law in our family house for 1 month and he never mentioned anything about being vegetarian. He just cooked for himself vegetarian food and in a party a girl asked him about why he wasn't eating grilled meat that was served in that party and he said "I don't eat animals" in a dull voice. So she started talking about sth else and eating her hot dog in front of him like not caring at all. She just wanted to keep asking him things about Europe. The same situation with my cousin's husband. He prefered talking about business at dinner (he is from England) than talking about him being vegan. He is also agnostic and he never talks about that.
In conclusion, they are there but you can't see them. XD

Vegetarian

I think that's largely true of younger vegetarians - most are female. It's possible that some young men are afraid of being teased - some trolls on this forum, for example, are fond of suggesting that male veg*ns are gay.

By the time you get to my age though - 50s - it's evened out and it's about 50/50 in my experience. Probably because by that age you don't give a flying one what other people - especially ignorant and bigoted people - think of you.

Interestingly, almost all the vegans I've ever met, of whatever age, have been male.

I haven't really found this to be the case, but I would imagine that if you have, it is because your peer group subscribes to more rigid gender roles and expectations. Traditionally, compassion is more feminine and violence more masculine. You can see how that would skew the vegetarianism thing more towards women. There also is a cultiral expectation that men eat more and consume heavier foods than women. Again, plant-based diets would be more in line with the feminine traits than the masculine ones.

You should look up vegetarian and vegan celebrities. There are tons of men out there, even one in the UFC!

It's a stereotype that if you're male and a vegetarian than you're not as "tough" or "manly" as you should. I personally think that's ridiculous.
I personally am not attracted to the guys who "eat their meat" and feel strong and tough because they can eat 4 hamburgers, that's just nasty.

I think the reason there seems to be more female vegetarians & vegans as opposed to more males is because the media and Western society have created this false idea that it isn't masculine to be vegetarian or vegan.

Vegan

Male, been veggie for nearly 20 years.

I suspect you're right, that we're outnumbered. I wonder perhaps if it's more socially acceptable for girls to 'admit' to being veggie?

I am a vegan and 98%of my friends are either vegan or vegetarian. And about another 70% of those are guys. The only thing is that we don't brag about it and ****.

there are plenty of guy vegetarians, they just dont display it as much, girls like to be more show offie (i.e. their jewlry, makeup ect.) guys care less

Probably for the same reasons that more women suffer from other eating disorders.

I am a guy, I am a vegetarian.

Mens' bodies need more protein. So it's not as easy for them to be healthy on a vegetarian diet.

Because most men make decisions based on logic.
Most women make decisions based on emotion.