“There are many theories about why women are disproportionately represented in the population of cult followers, perhaps the most common being that women are conditioned and/or wired to believe there is something wrong with them. The urge to self-correct to find outside acceptance...”
In the last ten years, male-to-female transgenders are up about 300 percent. Female-to-male transgenders are up about 4,500% (Yes - four thousand five hundred percent!). While it may not have one crazy leader, it IS a cult.
Women are more social than guys, leading to joining groups. They also are genetically prone to desire security more than men in their relationships, as they don’t want to get stuck raising children alone. Security often entails trusting other people to do the thinking on hard stuff, which makes cults appealing.