• The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    They talk about a few causes, but this is the gist of it for anyone who doesn’t want to click:

    Researchers cited the pandemic as the biggest factor in the widening gender gap; it took a heavier toll on men. Unintentional injuries and poisonings (mostly drug overdoses), accidents and suicide were other contributors.

  • caron@lemmy.zip
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    Yes, but what about those women who have to lose their husbands and sons? They are the real victims.

  • moistclump@lemmy.world
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    I’m a bit concerned about using the “gender gap” term. As in, I wonder if it’s going to get adopted by misogynists to pit women’s suffering (gender pay gap) against men’s suffering (gender lifespan gap).