The weaker sex, in demography, is the man

What if gender disparities weren't always to women's disadvantage? Demographics offer a very different picture of reality from that proposed by a sociology under high ideological pressure. Here's a ten-point overview.

The sociology of gender usually presents men as the strong, dominant, self-confident sex, taking all the social advantages at the expense of women. Type the words «gender inequality» on the Internet and you'll see a series of graphs and figures flash before your eyes, supposedly proving in black and white that women are the eternal discriminated against. However, a detour into demography and criminology shatters this ubiquitous and all too rarely discussed cliché. Here's a brief overview of a dozen taboo clues that call into question the image of the strong man.

1. Life expectancy and excess mortality at all ages.