$ 1.7m Research on Men
Some Men Missing - Callister
Finding the ‘missing men’ is a key goal to a new study headed by Victoria University research fellow Paul Callister. The study addresses concerns about data quality when it comes to men, and the research brief states that “there is a group of men who are actually ‘missing’ in terms of educational participation and attainment, from family life, in labour market participation and in terms of reaching old age”.
The 3-year study casts its net wide, looking at a gender angle on education, migration, economic factors that affect work/life decisions and other factors.
Men have been included for the first time in the Human Rights Commission’s bi-annual discrimination survey in 2006, where respondents are asked which groups they think suffer discrimination. 30% of respondents felt men are discriminated against, compared to 36% for women.
