Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!

stfuconservatives:

deliciouskaek:

this isn’t a surprise at all

This story is a favorite of men’s rights activists who hold it up as evidence that women have always had it better. SURPRISE, it’s not based in reality.

See also: http://fuckyeahgenderstudies.tumblr.com/post/10725251579/fun-fact-about-plane-crashes

A 1970 Civil Aeromedical Institute study of three plane crashes involving emergency evacuations found that the most prominent factor influencing survival was gender. Men were by far the most likely to get out alive.

Note that gender was a bigger factor in influencing survival than proximity to emergency exits was. I.e. it looks like the men pushed everyone else out of the way.

http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/1960s/media/AM63-15.pdf
See also Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. London: Penguin, 2003. 125.

And for extra credit!

• New York Times article on men’s behaviour in emergency ship evacuations
• Study on men’s behaviour in emergency ship evacuations

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