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Just a reminder about men’s shorter lives Life expectancy revealed as men in 10 UK areas have fewer than 50 years of good health – check yours – The Mirror Within the data is the plain fact that at the top of the social scale the lifespan gap is comparatively small. “People living in the Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park area of London can expect to enjoy a longer healthy life than those anywhere else in England and Wales. The average healthy life expectancy for men in the area is 78.3 years and 81.2 years for women.” While elsewhere the difference is a decade in women’s favour. In France where data is collected on a income level basis the top income range shows parity and in the lowest there is a decade gap.
Yet its still the case that its claimed to be “natural” that men die younger. Or even when these seem tenuous it’s their own fault due to “lifestyle choices”. This reasoning seems to follow through even in mental health where the fact that male suicide rates are highest in the “working class” is glossed over in favour of concern for middle class women. Isn’t it curious that “the patriarchy” was so concerned about women’s welfare that way back in the early years of the industrial revolution that it banned them from dangerous occupations …. but expected men to carry on. Always disposable.
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