Do women have certain privileges over men?

Women are not always at a disadvantage. Sometimes, men are.

Women are more likely to win custody battles compared to men. Women will attain custody of their children 68-88% of the time whereas men will only receive custody 8-14%

BBC “Why more men kill themselves than women”

Authorities are more likely to believe assaults of women compared to that of men and it is treated more seriously. This is partly due to women having more case of assault compared to men. But it is still undeniably that man indeed do encounter cases of sexual assault, and we should not disregard or hinder their attempts at seeking outside help. Lack of domestic abuse shelters for men (public perception that men are supposed to be seen as abusers instead of being abused. Stereotype that they are the stronger and tougher of the sexes)

Gender inequality for men exists partly due to men not having enough access to mental healthcare. Depression or mental illness helpcare and helplines are inevitably catered and scaled towards women. When men have not not enough emdication and help to remedy their current astate of despair, this would innately lead to the birth of a inequality. Research has shown that societal discriminations and prejudice towards men seeking mental healthcare has lead to men having higher suicide rates than women.

Compared to women, men are three times more likely to die by suicide in Australia. although the reasons for this is not only limited to lack of access to psychiatrist. [men are more violent six-in-10 gun owners are men – and firearms account for more than half of suicides.]

A UK British Medical Journal study found general primary care consultation rates were 32% lower in men than women. Consultation rates for depression, assessed by whether patients received antidepressant prescriptions, were 8% lower in men than women

BBC Commentary

Man seek help less often and they are conditioned from a young age to be strong and masculine. Parents would tell their children that “boys don’t cry” and they are not expected to show their weak and vulnerable sides. Hence, it is not moreally right for us to blame them fortrying to hide and conceal their depression and put on a brave front later on in life

The existence of a free drinks ladies night shows that the perception that women would be incapabel to afford to pay for ther own drinks is indeed ingrained in western culture and historical practices.

Lack of domestic abuse shelters for men (public perception-men are supposed to be seen as abusers instead of being abused. Stereotype that they are the stronger and tougher of the sexes)

Unfeasible to have equality in numbers in certain workforces

Not feasible to have policies like having equal ratio of men and women in workforce such as construction. The hard fact is that women do not have that much muscles and physical elements do make them equal with man on the scale of their ability to carry out menial labour etc. not a practical and realistic decisions to implement the policy for namesake and economically, not as much work would have been done either

~charlotte