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gender inequality statistics (men) - Coggle Diagram
gender inequality statistics (men)
work + income
Men work an average 39hrs per week compared to women working 34 hours per week
least desirable and most dangerous jobs and those with least pay and security remain largely dominated by men (The Second Sexism, Benatar, 2012)
More than 95% of the 200 people killed in the workplace per year are men
health
Men aged 20-40 are half as likely to go to their GP as women of the same age
Men aged 20-40 are half as likely to go to their GP as women of the same age
2015, 15% of men and 9% of women (aged 16 and over) reported drinking an alcoholic drink on 5+ days in the week prior to interview (HSE, 2015)
75% of all those who commit suicide are male (ONS)
Men are more likely than women to die prematurely, with one in five men dying before the age of 65
education
boys 2x more likely to have literacy problems (Govt data)
white working class boys are the largest underachieving group in education (Department of Education figures)
boys 2x more likely to have a Special Educational Need (Govt data)
73.7% of males achieve A-Levels A*-C compared to 77.6% of females (menandboyscoalition.org.uk)
boys lag a year behind girls at reading in every industrialised country (OECD)
family life
fathers working more than 50 hours a week spend less time looking after children than fathers working shorter hours (EOC)
many employers still see flexible working or family-friendly working polices as something for women (EOC)
1 in 8 fathers in UK work excessively long hours (60hrs per week+) (EOC)
UK fathers work the longest hours in Europe - average of 46.9 hours per week (EOC)
male-dominated workplaces, (traditional craft industries and occupations), are less likely to offer flexible working arrangement than other employers (EOC)
poverty
male single childless adults below pension age (29% after housing costs) were more likely than women in the same situation (25%) to be in relative poverty (women's budget group)
men in poverty has risen from 219 million in 2020 to 236 million in 2021
employment
June 2022, approximately 705,000 unemployed men compared to 589,000 unemployed women (statista.com)
15.74% of men are nurses compared to 84.26% of women (careersmart.org.uk)
June 2022, males had a youth unemployment rate of 12.6% compared to 8% for females (statista.com)
13.55% of men are primary and nursery education teaching professionals, compared to 87.45% of women (careersmart.org.uk)
social mobility
black Caribbean men have lower rates of upward social mobility with 39% compared to Chinese men with 56%