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Men outnumber women

May 12, 2014 Editorial

There is information available about everything under the sun. With the advancing technology mankind can sit in his living room and glean information about the deepest regions of space; he can find out in the twinkling of an eye which are the driest places on earth, or the wettest.
With crime being so prominent and with each criminal trying to outdo the other, people can find out the safest places on the planet. They can also get answers to even the most mundane questions. Nothing is beyond the scope of the curious-minded these days.
This then, has allowed for people to put to rest some of the fallacies that prevailed in and even out of Guyana for decades. Many people grew up believing that there were always surplus women to cater for the whims and fancies of the men. We have heard the exorbitant claims of there being as many as ten women to one man.
This even spawned the featured Amazon women who went out to capture men to satisfy their needs because men were in so short supply.
Needless to say, with this belief, men grew up believing that no matter what they did, there will always be a woman to pander to their whims and fancies. This may explain the pace at which people ended their relationships. The woman, on the other hand, convinced that she did not have the luxury of changing men with reckless abandon, often believed that she should sit and tolerate whatever abuse came her way.
The truth is that globally, there are more men than women, and this has been the trend for a very long time. And it makes sense. Men are the risk takers and are therefore prone to injuries and even death at a greater pace than women.
In times of war attrition would see large numbers of men dying and being taken prisoners, thus effectively removing them from the equation.   Men are also the people who undertake the dangerous missions. They are the people who are the traditional hunters and providers. Many men die in the quest to provide for their families.
The records would show that men are also the most problematic in the society. They are the hostile elements in the society and more often than not, they kill each other. At this rate whatever advantage the male of the species may enjoy is neutralized.
The statistics show that globally there are about 300 million more men than women. We now understand why nature provides this buffer. However, in some societies there is a deliberate effort to tamper with the gender balance. In China where there is a one child per family policy most of the families would prefer a son. Baby girls have been killed so that they could get the son they desire.
Today, there are societies that have a grave woman shortage. And this is a problem. Daughters are now gold mines. Some families actually buy one daughter to provide for two or three sons. Sharing is now a way of life. We have not heard about eloping.
There is an obvious gender balancing factor that is not readily talked about but which is fast gaining currency in the wider world. These are the gays. Societies are now open to gay marriages. In the male dominated world, gay men reduce the difference between the genders and serve to reduce the friction. But in other societies such behavior is frowned on and can sometimes prove detrimental to the practitioner.
Illness is also a great equalizer. It has been proven that there are illnesses that attack men more than women. These illnesses have been known to wipe out large numbers of men whenever the numbers increase.
The cold hard fact is that nature does not operate in a haphazard manner. Whatever exists in nature is prompted by a reason. So whenever someone hears that there are three women to a man in Guyana, or that women outnumber men, simply smile. The truth is something else.

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