The death gap doesn’t exist. It’s a useless figure that doesn’t take into account the choices men make. The problem with this is MRAs act as if the so-called death gap means more men die on the job than women, when this is actually not the case. For starters, it’s illegal to let workers die on the job. No employer would ever allow workplace conditions to be unsafe, or else they’d be faced with lawsuits and terrible fines and possibly criminal charges. How then can you even make this laughable proposition that people can die in the workplace, much less ‘mostly men’?
Here’s an hour-long YouTube video debunking the Death Gap Myth. It does so by controlling for factors such as occupation, hours worked, education, and experience. Once these are controlled for, the rate of on the job death for women and men is practically equal. If you do not watch this video to learn why your “peer-reviewed sources published in respectable journals” are all wrong, I will write you off as a crank.
What is the real solution to the so-called “death gap,” which we’ve proven is a myth?
Men need to take personal responsibility for their actions and be more careful on the job.
They also need to accept their own choices to work in jobs that may involve dangerous situations. If they want to be safer, they should exercise their constitutional right to choose a different job.
