The Reformed Buddhist

Just a shout out to & plug for a new blog I've discovered, TheReformedBuddhist.com by Muso, an entertaining sort who writes in equal parts about Zen Buddhism & Men's Rights - a unique mix which brings with it some insights that resonate with me.

A recent post, Socially Acceptable Bigotry: Men are Humans Too, had this well-put together list of present-day imbalances & inequalities facing men that I felt deserved a repost:

Unsheltered Homeless (2009) [1]
Women – 12,000 – 4%
Men – 240,000 –  96%

Life Expectancy (2006) [2]
Women – 80.8 Years
Men – 75.7 Years

Suicides (2008) [3]
Women – 7,585  - 19%
Men – 28,450  - 81%

Deaths by Homicide (2004) [4]
Women – 3,856 – 20%
Men – 14,717 – 80%

Deaths from Cancer (2004) [4]
Women – 269,819
Men – 290,069

Deaths from HIV/AIDS (2004) [4]
Women – 3,357
Men – 8,756

Federal Funds for Sex Specific Cancer Research [5]
Women – Breast Cancer – $631,000,000  - 40,000 Deaths
Men – Prostate Cancer – $300,000,000  - 33,000 Deaths

Deaths on the Job (2010) [6]
Women – 355  - 7%
Men – 4,192  - 93%

Injuries on the Job (2007) [10]
Women – 36%
Men – 64%

College Enrollment (2009) [7]
Women – 58%  - 11,658,000
Men – 42%  - 8,770,000

Affirmative Action Education Programs (Gender Specific) [8]
Women – Yes
Men – No

Unemployment Rates (2010) [9]
Women – 8.6% –  6,199,000
Men – 10.5%  - 8,626,000

Average Hours Worked Per Week (2010) [11]
Women – 36.1
Men – 40.2

High School Graduation Rates (2005) [12]
Women – 72%
Men – 65%

Incarceration Rates (2009) [13]
Women – 114,979  - 7%
Men – 1,502,490  - 93%

Child Custody Rates [14]
Women – 11,268,000 custodial mothers
Men – 2,907,000 custodial fathers

US Military Deaths From 1950 – 2010 [15][16][17]
Women – 139  - 0.01%
Men – 100,063  - 99.9%

Federally Funded Battered Shelters [18]
Women – 2,000+ $300,000,000 per year
Men – None – $0

Federally Funded Health Offices and Research 1970 – Present (not including cancer research) [19]
Women Only – Office, Projects and Programs 70+ – Funds – $100,000,000,000
Men Only – None – $0

Forced Selective Service
Women – No
Men – Yes

Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Abuse Rates (2010) [20]
Women – 5.8%
Men – 12.2%

 
I like the cut of his jib. 


There's a lot of good stuff over there, some of which you will most likely be familiar with, but dealt with extremely well, clearly & comprehensively, & with a lot of good humour thrown in. Like the writer, it comes from a good place.

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