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Gender Equality in Other Indicators
Men are homeless, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and imprisoned at higher rates than women. The percentages provided below draw attention to the inequality between males and females, with latest-available statistics rounded to the nearest 5%.
Gender equality in homelessness calls for a country in which…
- fewer men are homeless and unsheltered (currently 130% more men than women)
- fewer men are homeless (currently 55% more men than women)
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Annual Homeless Assessment Report, 2019, page 10
Gender equality in drug and alcohol use calls for a country in which…
- fewer men abuse alcohol and illicit drugs (currently 80% more men than women)
- fewer men smoke marijuana on a daily basis (currently 175% more men than women)
Source: Addiction Center, Differences in addiction between men and women
- fewer men die from excessive drinking (currently 175% more men than women)
- fewer men binge drink (currently 80% more men than women)
- fewer men have an alcohol use disorder (currently 75% more men than women)
- fewer men die in fatal car accidents while intoxicated (currently 50% more men than women)
- Source: Centers for Disease Control, Excessive alcohol use is a risk to men’s health, 2020
Gender equality in incarceration calls for a country in which…
- fewer men are in local jails (currently 515% more men than women)
- fewer men in state and federal prisons (currently 1,215% more men than women)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Correctional Populations in the U.S., 2013
(This list is based on “For Every 100 Girls…2020 Update” compiled by Tom Mortenson and originally published by Education Week on March 28, 2011, then updated in 2020 by Professor Mark J. Perry.)