Women “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?" It’s a humorous question asked by Professor Henry Higgins in a show-stopping song from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. But Higgins would sing quite a different tune if the subject was longevity. When it comes to life span‚ why can’t a man be more like a woman?” (Harvey Simons‚ 2004) Women do indeed live longer than men. But why? And can men do anything to catch up? “Do women live longer than men because they are less affected by the social gradient
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In general men have several physical advantages over women in stamina‚ height‚ strength‚ and speed. But these attributes don’t mean much when it comes to longevity. It has been said that throughout history‚ females have outlived males and that the trend extends across a wide variety of species. The average life expectancy of women exceeds that of men. In the United States‚ life expectancy at birth is about 79 years for women and about 72 years for men. Women live longer while men die younger. There
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Reasons why women live longer then men It is an accepted fact of life that men enjoy certain physical advantages over women. Men are stronger‚ taller‚ faster and less likely to be overweight‚ but they have then tendency to die before their female counterparts. Their date rate is higher than women in many different societies. Women‚ as a group‚ live longer than men. In all developed countries and most undeveloped ones‚ women outlive men‚ sometimes by a margin of as much as 10 years. In the U.S.‚ life
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summer holiday‚ I hadn’t been having a headache for over than year. People who have a brainwork need to holiday in the quiet and nature place once a year. Population growth in urban area I am from Darkhan. Darkhan is a more beautiful and comfortable city than other Mongolian province but I choose to live in Ulaanbaatar because Ulaabaatar is a capital city of Mongolia and the city like Ulaanbaatar isn’t in Mongolia. My all high school friends live in Ulaanbaatar and no one of them don’t remain in Darkhan
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The reason why women live longer than men is all in the genes Scientists are finally beginning to understand one of life’s enduring mysteries - why women live‚ on average‚ longer than men. The new research describes how mutations to the DNA of the mitochondria can account for differences in the life expectancy of males and females. Mitochondria‚ which exist in almost all animal cells‚ are vital for life because they convert our food into the energy that powers the body. Dr Damian Dowling
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Why Women Live Longer Thomas Kirkwood 1. If there are any men left who still believe that women are the weaker sex‚ it is long past time for them to think again. With respect to that most essential proof of robustness—the power to stay alive—women are tougher than men from birth through to extreme old age. The average man may run a 100-meter race faster than the average woman and lift heavier weights. But nowadays women outlive men by about five to six years. By age 85 there are roughly six
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THE EARNINGS PUZZLE: WHY DO WOMEN EARN LESS THAN MEN? ABSTRACT Even though it is against the law to pay women a lower wage based on gender‚ a significant earnings gap exists. Women earn less than men in almost every line of work regardless of age‚ race‚ ethnic background or level of education. This study discusses the disparity of income between men and women‚ and the primary factors that contribute to the disparity. It then looks at some of the legislation that has been passed or is under consideration
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should not drink more than the recommended daily unit guidelines of 3-4 units of alcohol for men and 2-3 units of alcohol for women (attached as Appendix I). They also state that‚ men should not drink more than 21 standard drinks in a week‚ and women should not drink more than 14 standard drinks in a week. I is also important to spread them out over the week and to have some alcohol-free days (www.drinkaware.ie)‚ (www.drugalcohol.Info). Hypothesis Men drink more than women? Methodology
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Why are people living longer? The fact that people today are living longer than in the past is obvious. A certain number of people can live over a hundred years these days. But why is that? There are many factors contributing to this which I would like to describe in the following paragraphs. It is commonly known that the cause of most deaths is illness. Thanks to technological and scientific advancement‚ we have discovered lots of ways to prevent them. Medicines‚ medical
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Why Do Women Still Earn Less Than Men? By Laura Fitzpatrick Last year’s tax returns may already be signed‚ sealed and delivered‚ but April 20 is the day the average American woman will finally finish earning her 2009 salary — at least‚ the one she would have received if she were a man. That’s because U.S. women still earned only 77 cents on the male dollar in 2008‚ according to the latest census statistics. (That number drops to 68% for African-American women and 58% for Latinas.) To highlight
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