Mac Donald asserted, "The most straightforward explanation for the differing rates of participation in Wikipedia—and the one that conforms to everyday experience—is that, on average, males and females have different interests and preferred ways of spending their free time."
Mac Donald afirmou: "De máis simple explicación para as distintas taxas de participación na Wikipedia—o que está de acordo coa experiencia cotiá—é que, na media, homes e mulleres teñen distintos intereses e formas preferidas de pasar seu tempo libre."