South Korean politician links rising male suicides to women (www.bbc.com)

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[-] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 37 points 4 months ago

First off cw for discussion of suicide

Shameful behavior. It's a combination of capitalist exploitation and the fact that men are more likely than women to choose more radical and violent methods of committing suicide which have higher rates of success.

Additionally if you didn't know, women in Korea have historically been at higher risk of suicide than men are due to the very patriarchal culture in place in addition to the entrance of women into the workplace adding additional labor unto their already existing plate.

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/969898.html#cb

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

men are more likely than women to choose more radical and violent methods of committing suicide

Struggle session: Is this an effect of socialisation or are men biologically more violent?

[-] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hmm ima say bit of both but the former magnifies by multiple levels of magnitude the latter

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

CW: Suicide

Men are more likely to own a firearm then woman (in America).

White men are especially likely to be gun owners: About half (48%) say they own a gun, compared with about a quarter of white women and nonwhite men (24% each) and 16% of nonwhite women.

And firearms account for more then half of all suicides.

White males accounted for 68.46% of suicide deaths in 2022. In 2022, firearms accounted for 54.64% of all suicide deaths.

However, it's very likely that twice as many woman make attempts then men.

Based on the most recent Youth Risk Behaviors Survey from 2021 (most recent results), 10.0% of youth in grades 9-12 reported that they had made at least one suicide attempt in the past 12 months. Female students attempted 1.86 times as often as male students (13% vs. 7%). American Indian or Alaska Native students reported the highest rate of attempt (16%) with white students at 9%. Approximately 3% of all students reported making a suicide attempt that required treatment by a doctor or nurse.

So, men, to put it coldly are more efficient at the task, thanks to their more likely access to more effective methods.

In the absence of these facts one might look at the rates for men and conclude something disproportionate is happening to men. The reality paints a different picture.