As a result, women seek health care in much greater proportion than men. Men, on the other hand, traditionally shy away from the health-care system, and we are only now starting to understand why that is. Men tend to view partners and friends as primary health sources. When they do reach a physician, men tend to focus more on physical problems, and are less likely to discuss deeper emotional issues -- particularly if the physician is female. Perhaps most influential are perceptions around male masculinity.
Additionally, these figures may be this high, due to women being more likely to go to the doctor when there is something wrong with their health, whereas men will put off going to the doctors. The graph below, taken from The Daily Mail, shows ‘The Percentage of Population Using Mental Health Medication’ in America, which supports the argument that women are more likely to develop a mental health disorder compared to men. P3 P3 P3 P3 Those who are in a higher social status or social class, tend to live longer than those who are in the working class, or lower class. According to Equality Human Rights (2014), chapter 6 states that ‘Men in the highest socio-economic class can expect to live around 7 years longer than men in the lower groups. For women, the gap is the same.’ An argument for this set of statistics may be that those in a high social class can afford private healthcare, therefore having access to top medical
This could almost be dismissed as a hangover from traditional values or the result of still-prominent stay-at-home mothers, except that it remains true when both members are working full-time, and even in some cases where only the woman is in employment. One explanation given for the unwillingness of men to take part is that the male gender role has not been challenged as strongly as its female counterpart, so many men feel threatened on a primal level by the prospect of child-rearing and domestic labour. This is backed up by the fact that it is even more pronounced when the man is unemployed, suggesting he has a greater reason to feel insecure in his masculinity. Whatever the cause, all signs point to women suffering a dual-burden; having to hold
Men are often hired over women, and men make more money than women. Fewer women work in the fields of math and science than men. While females may not work in the math and science fields or make as much money as men in other fields, through this study, females proved to be just as capable as males, in fact, more so, in the ability to retain information. Because of short- term memory’s relation to spatial, logical, and working memory this experiment proves to be a significant study in hopefully breaking down gender barriers in the work force. Gender Differences in Short-Term Memory Comparing males and females is a natural occurrence: it occurs in the work force as well as in everyday happenings.
Instead of just using the word women, she uses “we” because she wants the reader to feel that she and the audience is a part of this statistic too. I think Kamenetz is trying to reach a very broad audience, rather than target any certain audience. She, in a way, is targeting men of all ages. I think that showing men that people are equal regardless of sex is the most important in this case, and she realizes this as well. She does a great job of relating to all audiences, to see her possible solution to the rising issues occurring.
Carla’s weight was not that big of a concern for me because I thought it was the stress from her brother causing her to be underweight; I took this assumption directly from my own situation of living with an older brother. Looking back I realize that many of these assumptions may not be Carla’s
If it is a result of implicit discrimination due to lifestyle choices, then women’s lower earnings result from the fact that women take more time off when having children or choose to work fewer hours. If it is explicit discrimination, then the gender pay gap is a result of stereotypical beliefs. There is a debate as to what extent this is the result of gender differences, implicit discrimination due to lifestyle choices, or because of explicit discrimination. If it is a result of gender differences, then the pay gap is not a problem; men are simply better equipped to perform more valuable work than women. If it is a result of implicit discrimination due to lifestyle choices, then women's lower earnings result from the fact that women typically take more time off when having children or choose to work fewer hours.
Globally 23% of women executives and professionals and 19% of their male peers say they feel “super stressed”. Women are in fact more likely to suffer from stress and because of the current socio and economic climate men are more likely to suffer from acute stress. There maybe more men in extremely high demanding pressurised jobs and it is also unfortunately not deemed as socially acceptable for a man to display and talk about his feelings in the world we live in
As men become more body-conscious, and as advertisers become more shameless about objectifying the male body, men are acquiring problems formerly associated with women like eating disorders, body obsessions, and low self-esteem (Potter). One body-image study found that 45 percent of men were dissatisfied with their physiques; women were only slightly less satisfied at 55 percent (Spiker 556). Next, Truth 7: “Men’s body-image problems can be just as dangerous as women’s” (Spiker 556). Statistics on men and eating disorders or other issues in relation to weight and “body-image” are more difficult to find because most of the information is about the negative effects the media has on women. Recently more men have been coming fourth which has lead to the discovery that many men have gone and go misdiagnosed or undiagnosed for psychological and physical issues regarding their bodies (Shilts).
However life expectancy does not take into account other social or cultural differences that may effect why women are more religious than men. Another explanation is that women are more likely to be more religious than men is status frustration. Status frustration can be experience by some women, who may lack fulfilment and status, due to being economically deprived or being in caregiving roles. Women are more likely to be economicallly deprived as they have lower middles-class jobs, they may also lack fulfilment as women are caregivers and homemakers. By following religious beliefs women may find compensation, also participation in NAMs will allow them to unlock their inner potential.