"The problem with democracy is that everyone gets what a majority deserve."


We could solve this problem differently by maximising decentralisation, so that BANANAs have no veto over other communities and NIMBYs are only a blight on their neighborhood.

In general and on average, women have closer social horizons than men, and are more conformist within them.

But if the vote becomes "do you want your neighborhood to have load shedding at night or do you want to permit nuclear?", then some women in some places will give the decision some thought. Those populations will benefit economically, and their women will have more shiny and more social visibility.