Life Expectancy Women – 80.8 Years Men – 75.7 Years Deaths by Homicide Women – 3,856 – 20% Men – 14,717 – 80% 38,000 Suicides in the US annually Women - 8,000 Men - 30,000 Federal Funds for Sex-specific Cancer Research Women – Breast Cancer – $631,000,000 - 40,000 Deaths Men – Prostate Cancer – $300,000,000 - 33,000 Deaths Deaths from Cancer (Total) Women – 269,819 Men – 290,069 Deaths from HIV/AIDS Women – 3,357 Men – 8,756 Injuries on the Job Women – 36% Men – 64% Deaths on the Job Women - 5% Men - 95% Affirmative Action Education Programs (Gender-specific) Women – Yes Men – No Unemployment Rates Women – 8.6% – 6,199,000 Men – 10.5% - 8,626,000 Average Hours Worked Per Week Women – 36.1 Men – 40.2 High School Graduation Rates Women – 72% Men – 65% Incarceration Rates Women – 114,979 - 7% Men – 1,502,49 - 93% Child Custody Rates Women – 11,268,000 custodial mothers Men – 2,907,000 custodial fathers US Military Deaths From 1950 – 2010 Women – 139 - 0.001% Men – 100,063 - 99.99% Federally-Funded Battered Shelters Women – 2,000+ $300,000,000 per year Men – None – $0 Federally-Funded Health Offices and Research 1970 – Present (not including cancer research) Women Only – Office, Projects and Programs 70+ – Funds – $100,000,000,000 Men Only – None – $0 Forced Selective Service Women – No Men – Yes Drug and Alcohol Addiction/Abuse Rates Women – 5.8% Men – 12.2%

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As if having a longer work week is a negative thing, making more money on the dollar isn’t enough?

They say sorry a lot because they’re genuinely afraid they’ve insulted you somehow

They ask if they’re annoying because they genuinely think they’ve somehow annoyed you

They say things are ‘awkward’ because they can be uncomfortable in any situation, no matter who with, they don’t mean to personally hurt you

They cry because sometimes people and situations are too much, not because they’re looking for attention

They don’t text you a lot because they’re clingy, it’s because if you don’t reply, they think they’ve done something wrong

They can be set off by little things, so don’t say they’re overreacting when they panic

Please be patient with those who have anxiety

So apparently today is “international men’s day”, and a lot of people are talking about men’s mental health. Clearly suicide rates in young men are a massive problem BUT please bear in mind that mental health issues are not a solely male problem. 29% of women have been treated for a mental health problem, compared to 17% of men. 1 in 4 women suffer from symptoms of depression compared to 1 in 10 men, although the study I got this from does admit that depression in men is under diagnosed BUT it is thought that some biological factors make women more prone to depression compared to men. Women are twice as likely to have an anxiety diagnosed compared to men and 60% of OCD sufferers are women. 9 in 10 people with eating disorders are women. Also, although men are more likely to die from suicide attempts, the level of suicidal thoughts in women is actually higher. The main difference comes in that men are much more likely to be successful in committing suicide than women- partly because they are more likely to have access to firearms. Many women who attempt suicide attempt to overdose and are therefore more likely to be found in time to save their lives.

I mean…

is the thing here.. right?

Women are more likely to get diagnosed, as men generally attempt to ignore or handle their problems on their own because of a lifetime experience of being told to stfu about their problems because women have it worse. I mean you are even doing it here. A day to support men is somehow sad because it’s not about women, who have it worse.

It’s about letting men know there is support, and providing it. I wonder what would happen to your un-cited statistics if men actually got help and a diagnosis rather than just killing themselves off?

Misinformation ahoy. the study oft cited for the whole women attempt suicide more than men commit it is a piss poor source if you read it. They count all acts of self harm, not just suicide attempts, that come into the hospital. So little “Janey I cut to feel something but oh god I’d never want to die” gets lumped in with “Janet I’m eating 12 bottles of sleeping pills to end it all” and equal. They aren’t. On top of that, it glosses over women who survive, getting multiple attempts, which also inflates the numbers.

But lets assume you’re right. Tell me the number of men who have to kill themselves before it’s equal to one woman attempting to kill herself. How many men’s lives equal one one failed attempt? Please get back to me on this, I’d like to know how many men have to die before we can focus on helping them instead of making it about women instead? How many have to die? How many?