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Pluto and Proserpine by Edward James Physick (1849)

Researchers from the University of Essex have published a controversial study suggesting men are the true victims of gender inequality, with women at an overall advantage. The paper, published in 2019, claims to have found that men are, on average, more disadvantaged than women in 91 out of 134 countries, which is about 68% of countries studied and includes Great Britain, Canada, and the US.

Before you crucify me, this isn’t the only place where this controversial idea has been called out. As the World Bank put it in its most recent Global Gender Gap Report, the  current standard for measuring inequality is the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. “The index rewards countries that reach the point where outcomes for women equal to those for men, but it neither rewards nor penalizes cases in which women are outperforming men". That means it’s effectively a measure of women inequality and ignores male inequality, which is clearly only half the picture.

This stuff is super interesting and very important. If advocates for women equality truly want to achieve it, they need to look at the full picture. In this episode we’re going to look at some of the ways that men are behind in equality.

The purpose of this episode is not to say that men have it worse than women, although some measurements do illustrate that like the Basic Index of Gender Inequality (BIGI) focuses on three factors – educational opportunities, healthy life expectancy and overall life satisfaction.

The purpose of this episode is to uncover some of the ways that men aren’t equal and to remind us that if we are going to say that we haven’t reached equality for women, we need to be careful that we aren’t saying that we have reached equality for men, because that is certainly not true. Men make up 50% of the population. If women are going to ask that men buy into the idea of equality, we need to ensure we are looking at the full picture.

Men don’t live as long as women

Men perform poorer in school

Men aren’t completing university

Men have lower life satisfaction

Men are more likely to commit suicide

Men are more likely to be imprisoned

Sources

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2018.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR10-508.pdf

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-men-often-die-earlier-than-women-201602199137

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/what-you-need-know-about-unescos-global-report-boys-disengagement-education

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/11/23/why-are-boys-doing-badly-at-school

https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/111041644611110155/pdf/Educational-Underachievement-Among-Boys-and-Men.pdf

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/08/whats-behind-the-growing-gap-between-men-and-women-in-college-completion/

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-625-x/2019001/article/00002-eng.htm

https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/

https://healthydebate.ca/2017/08/topic/male-suicide/

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_gender.jsp

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103152911.htm

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Chapter 1 title page!!!! Heck yes. Next page we start the comic and it is going to be one HECK OF A RIDE!

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SAMHAIN

By far the best known Gaelic festival, Samhain marked the end of summer in Ireland, when assemblies were held and the cattle were brought to winter pastures. The traditional (though contested) date is usually given as November 1st, with festivities beginning at dusk on October 31st. Like with Bealtaine, the festival of Samhain is marked by bonfires and an emphasis on protection from Otherworldly forces. Syncretism with All Hallow's Eve resulted in many traditions involving the dead or the Daoine Sidhe roaming the lands on Samhain, looking to snatch away or otherwise harm those who did not observe the proper rites. As such, the wearing of disguises and the creation of charms were meant to ward away unwanted attention. Divination games were also common on Samhain, primarily concerning matters of love and marriage. Hiding trinkets such as coins or rings in plates of food and loaves of bread was the most popular method, although apples and hazelnuts were also employed. Samhain is also the setting for many of Irish mythology's most famous tales, especially stories of wooings and conceptions. Modern Scottish tradition associates Samhain with the Cailleach, the hag of winter, who rules over the colder months. The Brugh na Boinne was particularly associated with Samhain, and modern folklore describes it as the site of battles, feasts, and games carried out by the Daoine Sidhe on Samhain night. This piece features a deer skull to evoke the deer herd of the Cailleach and the traditions surrounding death, with crossed swords and the Brugh na Boinne for the Daoine Sidhe. Loaves of bannock and barmbrack, along with nuts and apples, encompass the culinary aspects of the holiday, and the quaich cup (a common sight at weddings) and divinatory trinkets hint at its more romantic overtones. Finally, bonfire flames, a carved tumshie lantern, and a parshell cross serve as charms to ward away Otherworldly dangers. Lá Fhéile Shamhna sona daoibh!

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