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> Women and children first into the lifeboats, remember? More than just an empty phrase: of the passengers on the Titanic, 72% of adult women survived, 50% of
by rbecker 6y ago
> Women and children first into the lifeboats, remember?
More than just an empty phrase: of the passengers on the Titanic, 72% of adult women survived, 50% of children, and 16% of adult men: http://www.icyousee.org/titanic.html http://www.icyousee.org/titanic.html
- marchenko 6y agoThe Titanic is actually notable for being an exception to the rule of every man for himself, largely attributed to the action's of the Titanic's captain: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/women-and-children-first-its-every-man-for-himself-on-a-sinking-ship-7987975.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/women...
- rbecker 6y agoHuh, you're right. And https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv12.pdf https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv12.pdf shows rate of serious violent crime victimization in 2012 was 9.4 men vs 6.6 women per 1000 persons (with the rates even closer in previous years). I guess society is more egalitarian than I thought.