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Today is International Men's Day; do you think men's issues are ignored or dismissed by society?

Asked by Demosthenes (14946points) November 19th, 2020

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Women’s issues get a lot of attention and for good reason, but men’s issues exist and they are often ignored or dismissed as trivial. It’s important to remember that:
-most suicides are men
-most homeless are men
-most homicide victims are men
-men serve longer in prison than women for the same crime
-men are more likely to lose a custody suit
-men can be raped, men can be abused

Not to mention the fact that more boys are diagnosed with autism and ADD and traditional schooling seems, in many ways, geared more toward the way girls learn. I am not intending to start an “Oppression Olympics” between men and women. I’m simply pointing out that there are issues that disproportionately affect males and it’s important to remember these issues exist. In my personal experience, I see little attention paid to them.

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