Gender Inequality Is Bad for Men’s Health, Report Says

Male and female inequality is not only harmful to women but also negative for men. By challenging stereotypes and promoting gender equality, we can improve the world for everyone living there. You can take action here to support global gender equality

Promotion of gender equality is not only an appropriate method for eradicating poverty and discrimination but also good for health

Quartz reports that in recent European gender and health research by the World Health Organization, which analyzed data from 41 European countries, male health is deteriorating in countries with a low level of gender equality

The life expectancy of men is often shorter than the average life expectancy of women all over the world, but according to the report, in countries with a higher level of gender disparity, the difference in health outcome between men and women It gets bigger.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular diseases and injuries are the two leading causes of male early death in Europe, which can be exacerbated by gender and stereotypy.

According to this study, traditional gender stereotypes discriminate men, systematically differentiate women who can not contribute equally to their families and can not participate in the labor force, which further exerts pressure on men, which the male's burden . Risk of health problems.

Non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes and the like are often related to unhealthy diet, stress, substance abuse, and other customs, and such behavior is often male and It is regarded (eg, heavy drinking) link action

Similarly, men underpinned by cultural norms are more at risk than women and tend to participate in interpersonal violence, reporting that this may lead to fatal injuries.

However, although these potentially life-threatening behaviors and habits have a negative effect on health outcomes, the gender stereotypes often preclude men from seeking the assist they need.

The report does not say that gender inequality exacerbates male health, but not to mention data

In summary of the report, families living in gender equality countries are good for men's health. For example, decreased mortality, increased happiness, decreased risk of depression, increased probability of protection of sexual behavior, decreased suicide rate, 40% reduction of writer. It wrote that there may be a risk of violent death

The report emphasizes that both men and women must strive for gender equality and eliminate the stereotypes of harmful men and women

There is gender inequality in health (see Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2001). For example, men report that death rates are high and women generally have poor mental health conditions (Ministry of Health 1999 c). Biological factors provide a partial explanation for this difference. However, most of them relate to sexual roles defined by women and men based on their position in society, their different roles, social and cultural expectations and restricted diversity (Ostlin 2002).

There is a big difference between health and gender disparity. Changes include life expectancy and mortality, morbidity, health-related behaviors, and socioeconomic status. Independent investigation on health report inequality (1998). One argument about gender inequality in health is related to mortality and life expectancy. There is strong evidence that all major causes of death, including cancer, are higher male mortality than females. An independent study on inequality in the Health Report (1998) emphasizes cancer variability in women and men. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death and lung cancer is the second most common, but men lung cancer is the most common and prostate cancer is the second most common. This study also showed that the average life expectancy of women is five years longer than the average life expectancy of men.

UNDP 's Human Development Report published in 2010 comprehensively reflects the' gender inequality index (GII) 'as' unequal achievement of men and women in three fields, reproductive health, empowerment, labor market' It is explained as a scale. This is in the range 0 to 1, for women and men it is zero. "Women have achieved unprecedented results in rights, education, health, employment, and livelihoods. In the fields of property ownership, inheritance, and marriage, more countries have women and men guarantee equivalent legal rights The state now clearly guarantees that there is no gender equality of all citizens in the Constitution and no gender discrimination. "