I suppose I'm never going to succeed in countering the idea that women have it far worse than men.
That is one ingrained cultural prejudice that will take a very long time to over turn. So I think it's time I left this forum. I can't see further debate on this being constructive.
But I will leave you with these final thoughts about a world where - supposedly - "women suffer far more sexism than men";
95% of deaths at work are men
Three-quarters of the homeless are men
There are no domestic violence shelters for men in the UK, despite all responsible studies showing that men form at least 30% of the victims of domestic violence.
The rate of sudden or unexpected deaths is 40% higher in baby boys
Boku Haram routinely murder schoolboys (you will not see any twitter hashtag or UN funded, Michelle Obama fronted campaign about this)
4% of fathers are raising children that are not their own
Men die at a greater rate in every age group than women do
Men pay more income tax but receive less state benefits
In the US a man can be imprisoned for failing to pay child support. He is not entitled to legal representation during the process
Three quarters of suicides are men
In the US a man is required to make himself available for selective military service. Woman are not required to do this
In the UK, men are sixteen times more likely to go to prison than women
In the UK, men lose custody of their children in two thirds of all divorces
In the UK men can be explicitly barred by all the major parties from constituency shortlists, excluding them from standing for election on the grounds of their gender.
In the UK - forty years after the equal pay act, women can still claim a state pension earlier than men.
In the UK, the NHS funds screening programs for cervical cancer and breast cancer. It does not fund programs for prostate or testicular cancer.
In the US, the University of St Louis' policy on sexual assault encourages the victim to reveal the identity of the attacker regardless of whether the accusation is found proved or not
In the UK, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is chaired by Baroness O'Neil, who has spent her life lecturing in female-only universities. The EHRC commissioners (9 women and 2 men) are appointed by the Minister for Women (there is no minister for men). In 2014 the EHRC spent £450,000 encouraging more women to participate in rugby, twice the total they spent on all men's causes for the previous 4 years.
In the UK if a man and a woman have sex and both are incapable of giving consent because of incapacitation by alcohol, the man can be charged with rape. The woman cannot.
This list can go on and on and on, but I will just be told eventually that I'm a misogynist. So I'm off.
See yah.
That is one ingrained cultural prejudice that will take a very long time to over turn. So I think it's time I left this forum. I can't see further debate on this being constructive.
But I will leave you with these final thoughts about a world where - supposedly - "women suffer far more sexism than men";
95% of deaths at work are men
Three-quarters of the homeless are men
There are no domestic violence shelters for men in the UK, despite all responsible studies showing that men form at least 30% of the victims of domestic violence.
The rate of sudden or unexpected deaths is 40% higher in baby boys
Boku Haram routinely murder schoolboys (you will not see any twitter hashtag or UN funded, Michelle Obama fronted campaign about this)
4% of fathers are raising children that are not their own
Men die at a greater rate in every age group than women do
Men pay more income tax but receive less state benefits
In the US a man can be imprisoned for failing to pay child support. He is not entitled to legal representation during the process
Three quarters of suicides are men
In the US a man is required to make himself available for selective military service. Woman are not required to do this
In the UK, men are sixteen times more likely to go to prison than women
In the UK, men lose custody of their children in two thirds of all divorces
In the UK men can be explicitly barred by all the major parties from constituency shortlists, excluding them from standing for election on the grounds of their gender.
In the UK - forty years after the equal pay act, women can still claim a state pension earlier than men.
In the UK, the NHS funds screening programs for cervical cancer and breast cancer. It does not fund programs for prostate or testicular cancer.
In the US, the University of St Louis' policy on sexual assault encourages the victim to reveal the identity of the attacker regardless of whether the accusation is found proved or not
In the UK, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is chaired by Baroness O'Neil, who has spent her life lecturing in female-only universities. The EHRC commissioners (9 women and 2 men) are appointed by the Minister for Women (there is no minister for men). In 2014 the EHRC spent £450,000 encouraging more women to participate in rugby, twice the total they spent on all men's causes for the previous 4 years.
In the UK if a man and a woman have sex and both are incapable of giving consent because of incapacitation by alcohol, the man can be charged with rape. The woman cannot.
This list can go on and on and on, but I will just be told eventually that I'm a misogynist. So I'm off.
See yah.
I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty. I must not be nasty.
