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It's going to be a lot of factors. Men are also a large majority of murder victims, are more likely to be homeless or in prison, represent a huge percentage of
by willcipriano 5y ago
It's going to be a lot of factors. Men are also a large majority of murder victims, are more likely to be homeless or in prison, represent a huge percentage of combat deaths, and are far more likely to be killed on the job. That's not to mention the higher likelyhood of substance abuse or involvement in automobile related fatalities. If we had a totally egalitarian society I wonder how wide the gap between men and women would be.
- circlefavshape 5y agoThere's a life expectancy gap between sexes in most mammals
- kungito 5y agoMost mammals have combat related deaths
- MagnumOpus 5y agoAll of the factors you list happen mostly before retirement age, yet even the life expectancy at age 65 is three years higher for women than men (86 years vs 83 years in the US pre-Covid). That suggests biological differences rather than socially-derived ones (though it doesn't prove anything, one could make a case of body degradation accruing pre-retirement).