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Individual Oral: Part 3 - Coggle Diagram
Individual Oral: Part 3
Identity
Depression
According to the WHO, around 5% of the adults around the globe experience depression at some point in their life
75% of lifetime mental health issues will onset by the age of 24. Hence, college students are very vulnerable according to a Boston University School of Public Health assistant professor
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Women are more likely to have these conditions, but men are less likely to seek out treatment (relate back to toxic masculinity above)
Mental health amongst college students has also been on a downward trend. Between 2013 and 2021, depression amongst college students in the US has increased by 135%
Toxic masculinity
growing up, boys aren't thought
how to deal or express their
emotion and feelings in a healthy way
can lead to alexithymia, which is the inability to express and regulate one's emotions and feelings. This can then lead to many mental health problems, such as depression
they were only thought that men should not show "feminine" traits. They were taught that men should be strong, stoic, and shows dominance
even these "masculine" traits have been narrowed
down to only a few characteristics. Most of the
time, these traits were overemphasized
and exaggerated
If they were lacking in such traits,
they become desperate to fit in,
resulting in them resorting to violence
and substance abuse to prove that
they are real "men"
Sharing the planet
Equality and equity
faced by men:
In education:
- there are 15% gap in getting a college degree in favour of women
- in the US, roughly 2/3 of the highest grade achievers were girls and women, and around 2/3 of the lowest grade achievers were boys and men
- part of the brain responsible for problem-solving, decision-making and memory developed earlier and has more volume in female compared to male, allowing them to be the better learner compared to boys of the same age
- vocational education and training, where men and boys perform better on average, are woefully underinvested compared to academic education, leaving behind a very narrow path to success
In the workforce:
- the number of men in non-STEM jobs are declining
- in STEM, the gender gap is closing, but the opposite is true for non-STEM jobs
- in the US, only 24% of K-12 teachers are men
- the number of men in the field of psychology, law and education has dropped considerably
- According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the low number of male psychiatrist meant that men are less likely to seek treatment from someone that they think would not understand them
- the influx of women also meant that men are less likely to pursue a job that has no other man
faced by women:
Around the globe, girls are behind in terms of education.
- only 49% of country has reached gender parity in primary education, 42% in secondary education and 24% in upper secondary education
- there's barriers to women's education, such as early marriage and gender-based violence
Solutions:
- remove gender stereotypes
- government remove gender stereotypes from learning materials
Women are paid less
- Historically, women are given less opportunity and access to education, hence less chance to build their career
- cultural perception about gender norms, such as "women are less intelligent", "women belong in the kitchen", "men are the breadwinners," and so on
- [Motherhood penalty] Women who have children are being treated unfairly, studies shows that women with kids earn significantly less than women without kids
- this is because women are expected to take care of the kids, hence they have less time to commit to their work and career