Something is often instilled in women in their growing up that makes them far more susceptible to woo.
If you go to a shop devoted to New Ageism and other woo-ish things, chances are the proprietor will be female and the majority of those browsing the goods as well.
It may be that society impresses women that science-y things are a guy thing. One of the good things about the History Channel’s The Universe series is that at least half of the astronomers, cosmologists, and physicists quoted on the show are women. Hopefully, girls are watching.
