Republican men seem massively troubled about their masculinity — and that’s literally causing death and suffering

  • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    It’s not about pitying me, it’s about pitying the state of men in general, where, if the genders were reversed, it would be considered a national crisis.

    For example:

    https://universitybusiness.com/men-are-falling-behind-in-higher-ed-and-it-may-not-be-letting-up/

    Key stats:

    “Women became the majority demographic to attend college decades ago, and today, they make up almost 60% of U.S. college undergraduates.”

    (between 2017 and 2022) “male enrollment at 4-year public institutions has dropped nearly 6% more than women, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Among all student demographics in this sector, white men experienced the sharpest decline in enrollment, falling nearly 20%.”

    “The rate at which men are graduating from 4-year institutions is 6% less than that of women, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.”

    “The Class of 2023 reported that while 68% of young men want to go to college, only 57% expect to actually attend. On the other hand, 83% of young women want to go to college, and 77% expect to go.”

    Or…

    https://www.mibluesperspectives.com/stories/health-and-wellness/male-mortality-why-men-die-earlier-than-women

    “In 2021, the average life expectancy was 73.2 years for men and 79.1 years for women.”

    • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      None of this is incorrect.

      But I have been hearing about this plenty. For example, in the article we are discussing.