TheTinMen

When it comes to violent crime, it’s “not all men”, and we should become increasingly comfortable asserting that, until it becomes a widely accepted and mundane thing to say. It’s not all men. Not even most men, or anywhere close.

I often hear: “women are injured more” when it comes to intimate partner violence. And it’s true, they are. But it’s not so simple. In US ER data (ages 15–39), 2.63x more women than men were injured by a partner. But for people 'hospitalised' by IPV, that shrinks to just 1.27x, with injured men twice as likely to be admitted than women (6.7% vs 3.4%). Why? Well, because abusive women are more likely to use knives or sharp objects. 28% of men injured by a partner had cut or stab wounds from knives or sharp objects, vs 4.8% of women. Meanwhile, 88% of women’s injuries came from being struck (vs 58% of men’s), which rarely leads to hospitalisation. So whilst, yes, the large majority of injuries are against women, when it comes to injuries serious enough to cause hospitalisation, things are not so different. And this isn't some small limited sample of people. This is data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) in America. ...an enormous, 20+ year database capturing MILLIONS of IPV emergency room visits. Source: Gentzis & Dutton, Violence & Victims, Injury severity from intimate partner violence: Data from U.S. Hospitals, (in press).

I wonder if @LaylaMoran or @SarahChampionMP would pass this, considering they were arrested for assaulting their husbands? Both women went on to lead successful careers as senior politicians, with Sarah Champion even serving as Shadow Minister for Preventing Abuse (!!)

If you were to set foot in the women’s clothing section of any good fashion store, you would be greeted with a plethora of colours, textures, designs, patterns, shapes, fits, jewellery and more… Behold! The shimmering majesty of satin. Look in awe at the cascading train of that sparkly sequined dress, or stand in disbelief at the endless racks of shoes in every style you can dream of, or wander through fields of trinkets in every shape, colour and design imaginable. And once you’re done (assuming you find your way back out), take a quick look at the men’s section too. Don’t worry, it won’t take long… T-shirts: they come in black, white, grey and navy blue. Trousers: also black, white, grey and navy blue. Jeans. And that’s about it.

We did it 🎉

Despite being behind at every stage of education, in almost every area, and in every country in the west (with a few exceptions), the world is yet to fully wake up to what is happening to boys in school. Instead – We blame boys for not applying themselves, expecting them to sit still and read quietly for hours every day, within an educational system that is simply not designed for them. And so these frustrated, bored and bemused boys disengage, misbehave, fall behind, and drop out; to the point that, by the time it comes to university, they are outnumbered by girls 3:2. The systemic failure of boys is beyond doubt, and yet people don’t want to hear it… Until, that is, they have a son of their own, and they see the tragic tale of boys’ educational underachievement play out in real time.

In America, men have worse health outcomes across every ethnic, racial and socioeconomic group; they are more likely to die at every age; and they lead in 13 of the top 15 causes of death. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health spends about 2.5 times more on women’s health research than it does on men’s, and this has been true for nearly forty years. Yet, despite this… there are now eight federal, tax-funded Offices of Women’s Health, and zero for men. And so, statistically speaking, the formation of the first Office of Men’s Health seems like a no-brainer, and an urgently needed step to help stem the deluge of early male deaths. But sadly, many still find it a controversial ask, and remain dedicated to undermining any political move to open such an office. Instead, such people insist the opposite is true: that women’s health is where attention, and all the funding, should go. So let’s look at the stats and ask what is so unpopular about men living long, healthy, happy lives… What do you think? ~ My new Ask Me (Us) Anything with @LisaBritton is out now! youtube.com/watch?v=bAYEaT8W… Men lead in 13 of the top 15 causes of death sciencedirect.com/science/ar… NIH Gendered Funding jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/n… Men and boys have higher mortality at every age washingtonpost.com/wellness/… Men have worse health in every group congress.gov/bill/119th-cong…