Did You Know?

• Men have made some of the most wonderful inventions/discoveries which have made life easy today, like:
  • The internet – backbone of the technological progress of the 21^st century.
  • Medicines that made baby-delivery easy for women – one of the most progressive inventions of the 20^th century.
• It’s majorly the men who have been laying down their lives since ages in order to protect their people and country-land from external attacks, environmental dangers, et al.
• It’s the men who have continuously sacrificed their likes and interests in order to take on the role of a bread-winner in order to not only support their families, but also to bring around economic progress that resulted in reducing latencies and made life easier for one and all.
• Men pay more taxes at the same salary level compared to women; and contribute to 82% of total taxes paid.

Did You Also Know?

• No studies have been conducted to know about the problems being faced by men in Indian society; and denied any relief to men citing lack of any such research results.
• In the last 63 years of Indian Independence not a single rupee from the Union Budget has been allocated for men’s welfare.
• Men undertake the most risky, dangerous and menial jobs like that of fireman, soldier, rail men, miners, laborers, etc. on a majority.
• The impact of your statement, “Do not cry like a girl” to your 5 year old son; he learns not to share his problems for the rest of his life.
• Men are treated as FREE ATM MACHINES and UNPAID BODYGUARDS.
• Men are treated as ECONOMIC SLAVES when a relationship breakdown happens.
• Mostly men work in unsafe and hazardous environments.
• Men die in road accidents 3 times more than women^.[1]
• Every nine minutes a married man commits suicide in India^.[2] Every year more than 58000 married men commit suicide in India^.[3]
• Every year more than 1 lakh men are arrested in false dowry cases merely on a complaint from their wives without trial or investigation^.[3]
• Men do not enjoy the luxury of reserved coaches and reserved seats in public transports.
• Men lose 20 million years of life in 5 urban cities in a decade^.[4]
• Women outlived men by 1 year in the 1920’s, but in today’s stressful times, women outlive men by no less than FIVE years.
• More Men die due to prostate cancer than women due to breast cancer.
• More men succumb to heart diseases which has a direct link to stress in life.
• Men have no choice in reproductive rights.^[5]
• Men have only RESPONSIBILITIES without RIGHTS and a life of COMPETITION by IMPULSION.
• Men live under and face the wrath of 15 anti-male and unconstitutional laws in India.^[6]

Celebrate International Men’s Day and give men their due

“Right to Peaceful Existence”

Links:

[1]:  The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9693, Pages 881 - 892, 12 September 2009

[2]:  http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_one-married-man-commits-suicide-every-9-minutes_1350968

[3]:  http://ncrb.nic.in/

[4]:  http://bangalore.ncfm.org/2010/11/03/men-lose-20-million-years-of-life-in-a-decade/

[5]:  http://ncfm.org/2009/01/issues/mens-reproductive-rights/

[6]:  http://legalfighter.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/gender-arsenal/

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