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Male Privilege Is A Myth

1) Women in their 20s without children out-earn men by as much as $1.08 to every dollar, according to some estimates.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/02/24/childless-women-in-their-twenties-out-earn-men-so/#6ebdd0c6bb05

2) Women are treated better in all aspects of the legal system. Men receive sentences that are 63% higher, on average, than their female counterparts for same crimes, study says.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/men-women-prison-sentence-length-gender-gap_n_1874742.html

Source: http://beforeitsnews.com/crime-all-stars/2016/01/are-women-treated-better-than-men-in-criminal-cases-2455676.html

3) 93% of the prison population is made up of males but only 7% of inmates are female.

Source: http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/prison-population-statistics

4) Women make more than half of the U.S workforce.

Source: http://dpeaflcio.org/professionals/professionals-in-the-workplace/women-in-the-professional-and-technical-labor-force

Source: https://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/latest_annual_data.htm

5) Men are 71% of the homeless.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11787304/Homelessness-is-a-gendered-issue-and-it-mostly-impacts-men.html 

6) Male deaths represent 79% of all US suicides. 22 veterans take their own lives each day. Men accounted for 83% of the veterans in the study and all but 124 of the suicides. They were three times more likely than women to take their own lives.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/09/24/the-gender-inequality-of-suicide-why-are-men-at-such-high-risk/#7b77d1922f39

Source: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-veteran-suicide-20150115-story.html

7) Men are 99.99% of American combat deaths and casualties (historically)

Source: http://thewall-usa.com/information.asp

Source: http://thewall-usa.com/women.asp

8) Men are 76.8% of all homicide victims.

Source: www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/htus8008.pdf

9) Women dominate the ranks of college graduates.

Source: http://fabiusmaximus.com/2009/07/07/women

10) Women twice as likely to be hired for academic posts as men, especially when it comes to STEM

Source: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/04/women-twice-likely-be-hired-men-academic-posts

Source: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2015/04/stem-study-women-twice-likely-be-hired-comparably-qualified-men

11) Males accounted for 93% of all occupational deaths.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5016a4.htm

Source: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfch0005.pdf

12) Females receive primary custody 68-88% of the time.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-hughes/are-custody-decisions-bia_b_870709.html

13) Women control 60% of the wealth in the United States

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2010/07/28/women-making-economic-strides-and-not-slowing-down

14) Top female models earn about 20 times what a top male models earn.

Source: http://fortune.com/2015/07/15/male-models-pay

15) Number of Fortune 500 women CEOs reaches historic high

Source: http://fortune.com/2014/06/03/number-of-fortune-500-women-ceos-reaches-historic-high

16) Women get every veteran's benefit a man does, yet comprise less than 3% of combat deaths or casualties.

Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2003/200312225a.jpg

Source: http://journalistsresource.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nps49-051810-06.pdf

17) Despite men's need being arguably greater than women, government spending to help women is 10 to 100 times greater than that to help men. In 2009/2010 it was $1.5 million toward men and $57 million toward women.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/OneY/comments/i2i06/crosspost_from_requality_i_just_did_a_little/c20d8q8

18) Female-owned businesses get free government money for literally no reason other than being a woman.

Source: http://reason.com/archives/2004/07/01/confessions-of-a-woman-owned-b

19) About 29% of America's business owners are women, that’s up from 26% in 1997. The number of women-owned firms has grown 68% since 2007, compared with 47% for all businesses.

Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/women-are-owning-more-and-more-small-businesses/390642

20) It is legal to circumcise male babies against their will. In some places, laws have been passed which forbid any attempts to make male circumcision illegal. Meanwhile, female circumcision is completely illegal.

21) A 2014-2015 Prudential survey found that 65% of women, who are the primary breadwinners in their families, manage household finances by themselves.

Source: http://www.gobankingrates.com/personal-finance/women-taking-over-family-finances-men

22) Men pay more than women on auto insurance.

Source: http://www.autoinsurance.org/why-do-men-pay-more-than-women-on-auto-insurance

23) Women live longer than men.

24) More women are taking the reins on their finances, holding 60% of all personal wealth and 51% of all stocks in the U.S., according to Virginia Tech. In the office, 1.3 million are cashing in a cool $100,000-plus annually and running 40% of all private American businesses, according to marketing site She-conomy.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/infographic-women-control-the-money-in-america-2012-2

25) Women make 88% of all retail purchases, women start 70% of new businesses, women make 80% of travel decisions, women make or influence 85% of auto purchases, women make 80% of all healthcare decisions, women make 80% of all clothing purchases, women make 80% of all family decisions, women sign 80% of all checks, women purchase 61% of all major home repair projects, women control 75% of household finances, women make 95% of purchase decisions for the household.       

Source: http://www.siouxfallswoman.net/#!services/c1a0a

26) While there are statistically more boy geniuses than girl geniuses, far more boys than girls are found at the very bottom of the academic ranks. “Girls outperform boys in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college, and graduate school,” says Dr. Michael Thompson. “[Girls] tend to dominate the landscape academically right now,” says Principal Peter Badalament, even in math and science. The school's advanced placement classes, which admit only the most qualified students, are often 70% to 80% girls. Campuses are now nearly 60% female, with women earning 170,000 more bachelor degrees each year than men. Women are streaming into business schools and medical schools, and will be the majority at the nation's law schools. At some colleges, they're getting so many more qualified women applicants than men applicants that the schools are doing something that might shock you.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gender-gap-boys-lagging

27) Since the 1900s we’ve had 40 female governors, 12 secretaries of state, 55 state lieutenant governors, 46 female senators, 30 female cabinet secretaries and 52 female state Supreme Court justices. Nearly 300 women have since served in the House of Representatives. In 2015, women hold 104, or 19.4%, of the 535 seats in the 114th U.S. Congress - 20, or 20.0%, of the 100 seats in the Senate and 84, or 19.3%, of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who was the first woman Speaker of the House, is now minority leader.

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_American_female_political_office-holders

Source:http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/women-elective-office-2015

28) 57% of women participate in the labor force 

Source: https://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/stats_data.htm 29) Women on startups are at a 15-year high. Female Founders On An Upward Trend, According To CrunchBase.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/26/female-founders-on-an-upward-trend-according-to-crunchbase 30) Breast cancer receives much more research funding, publicity than prostate cancer despite similar number of victims

Source: http://ncfm.org/2011/08/news/mens-health/prostate-cancer-strikes-one-in-six-men-but-gets-very-little-funding-for-research/

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-06-13/a-gender-gap-in-cancerbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2010/10/05/breast-cancer-receives-much-more-research-funding-publicity-than-prostate-cancer-despite-similar-number-of-victims/

31) Man With Breast Cancer Can't Get Medicaid Coverage Because He's A Man

Source: http://nypost.com/2011/07/31/cancer-stricken-wtc-worker-gets-0-settlement-check/

Source: https://consumerist.com/2011/08/05/man-with-breast-cancer-cant-get-medicaid-coverage-because-hes-a-man/ Female Labor Force Statistics                                         Women are:51.5% of all Management, professional, and related occupations.43.6% of all Management, business, and financial operations occupations.Majority of advertising and promotions managers.Majority of public relations and fundraising managers.Majority of human resources managers.Majority of education administrators.Majority of lodging managers.Majority of medical and health services managers.Majority of property, real estate, and community association managers.Majority of social and community service managers. Women are:54.3% of all Business and financial operations occupations.Majority of wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.Majority of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators.Majority of training and development specialists.Majority of meeting, convention, and event planners.Majority of fundraisers.Majority of market research analysts and marketing specialists.Majority of business operations specialists, all other. Majority of accountants and auditors.Majority of insurance underwriters.Majority of credit counselors and loan officers.Majority of tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents.Majority of tax preparers.Majority of financial specialists, all other. Women are:57.2% of all professional and related occupations.Majority of operations research analysts.Majority of statisticians. Women are:46.6% of all life, physical, and social science occupations.Majority of medical scientists.Majority of Psychologists.Majority of miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians. Women are:65.3% of all community and social service occupations.Majority of counselors.Majority of social workers.Majority of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists.Majority of social and human service assistants.Majority of Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, includinghealth educators and community health workers.Majority of directors, religious activities and education.Majority of religious workers, all other. Women are:50.2% of all legal occupations.Majority of paralegals and legal assistants.Majority of miscellaneous legal support workers. Women are:73.4% of all education, training, and library occupations.Majority of preschool and kindergarten teachers.Majority of elementary and middle school teachers.Majority of secondary school teachers.Majority of special education teachers.Majority of other teachers and instructors.Majority of archivists, curators, and museum technicians.Majority of librarians.Majority of teacher assistants.Majority of other education, training, and library workers. Women are:47.6% of all arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.Majority of artists and related workers.Majority of designers.Majority of public relations specialists.Majority of editors.Majority of technical writers.Majority of writers and authors.Majority of miscellaneous media and communication workers. Women are:75.1% of all healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.Majority of dietitians and nutritionists.Majority of pharmacists.Majority of physician assistants.Majority of occupational therapists.Majority of physical therapists.Majority of respiratory therapists.Majority of speech-language pathologists.Majority of therapists, all other.Majority of veterinarians.Majority of registered nurses.Majority of nurse practitioners.Majority of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.Majority of dental hygienists.Majority of diagnostic related technologists and technicians.Majority of health practitioner support technologists and technicians.Majority of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.Majority of medical records and health information technicians.Majority of opticians, dispensing.Majority of miscellaneous health technologists and technicians. Women are:56.7% of all service occupations.Majority of healthcare support occupations.Majority of nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.Majority of physical therapist assistants and aides.Majority of massage therapists.Majority of dental assistants.Majority of medical assistants.Majority of phlebotomists.Majority of miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers.Majority crossing guards. Women are:54.5% of all food preparation and serving related occupations.Majority of food preparation and serving related occupations.Majority of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers.Majority of food preparation workers.Majority of bartenders.Majority of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.Majority of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.Majority of waiters and waitresses.Majority of food servers, non-restaurant.Majority of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop. Women are:41.1% all building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.Majority of maids and housekeeping cleaners. Women are:76.8% of all personal care and service occupations.Majority of first-line supervisors of personal service workers.Majority of animal trainers.Majority of nonfarm animal caretakers.Majority of gaming services workers.Majority of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.Majority of miscellaneous personal appearance workers.Majority of tour and travel guides.Majority of childcare workers.Majority of personal care aides.Majority of recreation and fitness workers. Women are:61.5% all sales and office occupations.Majority of cashiers.Majority of counter and rental clerks.Majority of insurance sales agents.Majority of travel agents.Majority of models, demonstrators, and product promoters.Majority of real estate brokers and sales agents.Majority of telemarketers.Majority of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers. Women are:72.2% office and administrative support occupations.Majority of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers.Majority of bill and account collectors.Majority of billing and posting clerks.Majority of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.Majority of payroll and timekeeping clerks.Majority of tellers.Majority of financial clerks, all other.Majority of court, municipal, and license clerks.Majority of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.Majority of customer service representatives.Majority of eligibility interviewers, government programs.Majority of file clerks.Majority of interviewers, except eligibility and loan.Majority of library assistants, clerical.Majority of loan interviewers and clerks.Majority of order clerks.Majority of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.Majority of receptionists and information clerks.Majority of reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.Majority of information and record clerks, all other.Majority of dispatchers.Half of all postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.Majority of production, planning, and expediting clerks.Majority of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping.Majority of secretaries and administrative assistants.Majority of data entry keyers.Majority of word processors and typists.Majority of insurance claims and policy processing clerks.Majority of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.Majority of office clerks, general.Majority of office and administrative support workers.Majority of graders and sorters, agricultural products.Majority of electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.Majority of bakers.Majority of food batch-makers.Majority of laundry and dry-cleaning workers.Majority of sewing machine operators.Majority of tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.Majority of flight attendants.

Source: http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm