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If you click through to the breakdowns by gender, you'll see the despair numbers are actually higher in young women than in young men. So this isn't a male-only
by o_nate 1y ago
If you click through to the breakdowns by gender, you'll see the despair numbers are actually higher in young women than in young men. So this isn't a male-only issue.
- busterarm 1y agoMy niece just graduated two years ago summa cum laude with both a BA and a BS. Her entire peer group is entirely unemployed, in NY and CA, and basically living off of seasonal part time gigs where they can even get them. _ONE_ of her friends managed to snag a job as a NYC Sanitation worker. In fact, she's flying across the country and staying with a friend for the next four months just to do an internship at a state park after being ghosted by all of the several hundred other opportunities she's applied for...
- giardini 1y agobusterarms says <"My niece just graduated two years ago summa cum laude with both a BA and a BS" - in what fields?
- busterarm 1y agoooh i also have to correct myself, BFA & BS. I'm not going to give too much more detail here. Obviously not STEM but nothing fluffy.
- assword 1y ago> I'm not going to give too much more detail here. Obviously not STEM but nothing fluffy. Which letter? From my (probably mistaken) perspective S usually requires a PhD to get into the field and if you get that far, it’s a battle for a handful of poorly paid positions waiting for you T doesn’t need too much explanation here. Not great right now E alright, but seems to be pretty sparse. A lot of actual engineering positions seem to have been outsourced long ago. Might also be hard to compete with just an undergrad. M probably the most valuable right now IMO. Wide range of jobs you could have available, often decent if not high paying, but outside of those (if you can get them) you might as well be a philosopher. The STEM push seemed to be a grift through and through.
- akimbostrawman 1y agoHow do you measure higher despair? Mens suicide rates is consistently 4 times higher. Homelessness is almost 2 times higher.
- thedevilslawyer 1y agoWhat's the change for women and homeful cohorts?
- SAI_Peregrinus 1y agoIIRC males have a higher rate of completed suicides, but females have a higher rate of incomplete suicides (attempt made but didn't die).
- akimbostrawman 1y agoLike with most things it takes a lot more conviction to actually do something instead of just attempting it. For woman it's usually a cry for help that's why there suicide methods are less lethal. They know there are whole industries focused on supporting them. Meanwhile majority of men know they are alone regardless of there despair.