#GenderEqualityForMen

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The global conversation on gender equality needs to focus equally on needs of men and boys.

Around the world, men and boys are lagging in 12 major areas. Minority men face even greater challenges:

  1. Education:
    • The World Bank reports, “more than 100 countries have lower levels of male secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion. Learning poverty rates—the proportion of children unable to read and understand a simple text at 10 years of age—are higher for boys than for girls in all regions and almost all countries of the world.”
    • The OECD reveals, “boys are significantly more likely than girls to be disengaged from school, get lower marks, repeat grades, and play video games in their free time.” (Page 123)
  2. Health:
    • Lifespan gap of 5 years: Men: 68.9 years; Women: 73.9 years,
    • Nearly three times higher suicide rates than women: Men: 14.7/100,000 persons; Women: 5.3/100,000.
  3. Extreme Weather Deaths:
  4. Workplace Deaths and Injuries:
    • Three times the number of occupational deaths, compared to women: Men: 51.4/100,000 working age adults, Women: 17.2/100,000.
    • Nearly twice the number of occupational injuries as women. Men: 1,443/100,000 workers, Women: 755/100,000 workers.
  5. Legal System:
  6. Victims of Violence:
  7. Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse:
  8. Boys:
  9. Homelessness:
  10. Military Conscription:
    • Many countries have compulsory military service only for men. (The vast majority of military jobs are in non-combatant roles.)
    • Nine countries have compulsory military conscription for both men and women. But in three of these countries — Chad, Eritrea, and Israel — men are required to serve for more time than women.
  11. Reproductive Rights:
  12. Media Portrayals:

The Basic Index of Gender Inequality, which measures childhood educational opportunities, healthy life expectancy, and overall life satisfaction, likewise reveals men have fallen behind women in 91 out of 134 countries. Other disparities have been documented in sex discrimination against men in hiring decisions, including for STEM positions.

But funding agencies continue favor females over males by more than a three-to-one margin, according to one analysis.

Country-Level Analyses:

Articles:

Press Conference, Westin Hotel, New York City, March 12, 2024 — Video is available HERE:

  • #GenderEqualityForMen – Edward Bartlett, DAVIA
  • How the UN 2030 Agenda Weakens the Family – Zdenek Chytra, Traditional Family Association
  • Human Rights Council’s Work to Diminish Child Safety & Well-being – Carl Roberts, Colorado Resilience
  • The United Nations’ Neglect of the Boy Crisis – Jim Semerad, Dads and Moms of Michigan
  • Presentation of UN petition – Jitka Kolářová, Traditional Family Association