Thursday, February 8, 2018

Male/Female differences account for

"The reasons behind such a drastic discrepancy are wide and debated, but several factors are commonly accepted as potentially contributing to the higher rate of suicide in men (Brent & Moritz, 1996; Chehil & Kutcher, 2012); compared to women, men choose more lethal methods, are more impulsive, are less likely to seek help for emotional problems, and express depression differently (Rich, Ricketts, Fowler, & Young, 1988)"
What? You mean men and women are different?

When we talk about the pay gap, natural gender differences aren't allowed to even come up. But when we talk about suicide rates, prison rates, homelessness rate, average lifespans, and number of Darwin Awards among other statistics, the idea that it could be due to simple biology is recognized.