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Chadha: Patriarchy hurts men the most; violence against women is the symptom
“Because if there's anything patriarchy hurts, it's men. We are just the symptoms. We just get, there's just domestic violence and rape and violence of all kinds against women, yes. But who really suffers, who never has an outlet, who never has the strength to …”
Richa Chadha Jul 23, 2026 ▶ 21:45 S2Ep13: Stories to Systems: How Richa Chadha is Reimagining Cinema, Business & Impact
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Sanchez: Men Account for 80% of Suicides and Have Double Overdose Rates
“They make up 50% of the population, but 80% of the suicides, almost double the drug overdose rate of women, you know, one in four young men report having no close Social connections under 30.”
Codie Sanchez Jul 2, 2026 ▶ 0:57 The Secret to Speaking Without Fear and Anxiety | Zuby
Dusek: Female founders traditionally underestimate networking power compared to men
“One of the things I noticed about women, actually, is that we traditionally have underestimated the power of networking. We've underestimated the power of connections for doing business. And I do think men have realized this a lot long ago. And we have been a …”
Sarah Dusek Nov 27, 2025 ▶ 25:20 Momentum Series: Championing South Africa's Female Founders with Sarah Dusek of Enygma Ventures
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Lyon: 40% of Men Have Erectile Dysfunction by Age 40
“By the age of 40, 40% of men will have erectile dysfunction. By the age of 50, 50% of men will suffer from erectile dysfunction.”
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 6:56 Doctor: This Will Strip Your Fat Faster Than Anything! | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Jadhav: Pornography harms men's minds and shouldn't be normalized
“I don't think porn is fine. You know, I don't think it, I think it messes up men's mind quite a lot. You know, it's shouldn't be as normalized as it was, at least in certain spheres where at least I was growing up.”
Rajat Jadhav Oct 6, 2025 ▶ 1:14:19 Ep16: From Taboo to Trust: Bold Care, Bold Talk ft. Rajat Jadhav
WTF Insight
Deshpande: Men are hard to engage but easy to please; women reverse
“Men are hard to engage, easy to please. Women are easy to engage, hard to please. The fundamental difference in consumption.”
Shantanu Deshpande Sep 20, 2025 ▶ 3:18:48 Tira, Bombay Shaving Co., Inde Wild | WTF is Fueling India’s Beauty & Skincare Revolution? | Ep. 25 · Nikhil Kamath
20VC Assertion Partly supported
Galloway: 75% of women prioritize partner wealth vs 25% of men
“75% of women say economic viability is hugely important in a mate. It's only 25% of men.”
Scott Galloway Jul 7, 2025 ▶ 19:43 Scott Galloway on Billionaire Happiness, Money & Self-Worth | Why We Should Drink More & Not WFH · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Assertion Partly supported
Galloway: On Tinder, 46 of 50 women focus on four men
“If there's 50 men on Tinder and 50 women on Tinder, 46 of the women will show all of their attention exclusively to just four men. Leaving 46 men to fight over four women.”
Scott Galloway Jul 7, 2025 ▶ 23:09 Scott Galloway on Billionaire Happiness, Money & Self-Worth | Why We Should Drink More & Not WFH · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Malik: 9% of Men Experience Delayed Ejaculation Taking Over 30 Minutes
“So there's, you know, there's some men who have what's called delayed ejaculation, so they will eject, they will take like 30 minutes or more to eject it. It's like nine percent.”
Dr. Rena Malik Jun 11, 2025 ▶ 4:44 Get Your Sex Life Back! What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sex & Libido: Dr. Rena Malik
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Malik: Erectile Dysfunction Affects 52% of Men Over 50, Increasing by Decade
“So 52% of men over 50. And that goes up every decade. So, 60% at 60, 70% at 70, 80%, 80.”
Dr. Rena Malik Jun 11, 2025 ▶ 13:33 Get Your Sex Life Back! What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sex & Libido: Dr. Rena Malik
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Hussey: Significantly fewer men are graduating compared to women
“Women are more educated, a lot less men by comparison are graduating.”
Matthew Hussey May 29, 2025 ▶ 2:38 Matthew Hussey (#1 Dating Coach) - How To Find True Love
MY FIRST MILLION Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ury: The educational and employment mating gap will continue to widen
“I think that we are going to continue to have this mating gap where, as you say, women continue to thrive in terms of education and employment, and then there just aren't enough Great guys for them”
Logan Ury May 21, 2025 ▶ 52:22 Hinge expert shares dating advice for ambitious nerds
BIGDEAL Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dr. Moore: Women tolerate stress and sleep deprivation worse than men
“Women do not tolerate stress the way men do. Women do not tolerate lack of sleep the way men do. Women do not tolerate You know, consistent intensity the way women are sorry, men do.”
Dr. Tyna Moore Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 22:05 Ozempic Expert: They’re Lying To You About Getting Fat | Dr. Tyna Moore
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Supported
Ury: Only 14% of US men are six feet or taller
“In the United States, only 14% of men are six feet or taller.”
Logan Ury Mar 18, 2025 ▶ 16:53 Logan Ury: The Dating Myths You Need to Stop Believing
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Dan Go: Higher Testosterone Makes Men More Independent Thinkers
“They've done studies where it's like when you have more testosterone in your body, when you're, when a guy has more testosterone in his body, he becomes more of an independent thinker.”
Dan Go Mar 12, 2025 ▶ 47:02 High Performance Coach: The Truth About Losing Weight & Belly Fat | Dan Go
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Brooks: Marriage provides happiness benefits to both men and women
“There was early data that turns out to not have been replicated very well, that men are happier when they're married than women are, that, that, that marriage is good for men, but it's not good for women. That's wrong. It's good for both.”
Arthur Brooks Feb 26, 2025 ▶ 45:20 Harvard Professor: There Is a FORMULA to Happiness | Arthur Brooks
BIGDEAL Opinion
Sanchez: Men negotiate better, closing deals faster and on better terms
“I actually do see it First hand that men are better at negotiating than women, that men make more than women often, even with a similar skill set, that's partial negotiation, and that men, when they are in a deal, let's say arguing for a business to buy, they …”
Codie Sanchez Feb 20, 2025 ▶ 23:10 They’re Lying to You About Getting Rich
Sam Lessin: Men dominate top leadership because they are higher-beta risk-takers
“Because men have nothing to lose and are worthless, and therefore are very high beta, right? Like, it's just like, you just get more, like, the dumbest people in the world are men, and some of the smartest are. The highest risk takers are men. Guess what? It t…”
Sam Lessin Jan 17, 2025 ▶ 16:03 #82: TikTok, Trade Wars & Tech 2.0 · More or Less Podcast
BIGDEAL Opinion
Galloway: Elon Musk is not a good role model for men
“I think he's not a very good role model for men. I don't think living alone With none of your 12 children by three women with a loaded gun next to your bed is what men should aspire to.”
Scott Galloway Dec 31, 2024 ▶ 7:21 Follow These 10 Steps to Completely Change Your Life in 2025 | BigDeal Wrapped
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Brooks: Women's happiness has plummeted over twenty years to match men's
“Over the past 20 years or so, women have converged downward to the unhappiness levels of men. So they've converged, and at first I thought, great, men are getting happier. Women are getting unhappier is what we find, and they're getting unhappier very quickly.”
Arthur Brooks Dec 31, 2024 ▶ 37:11 Follow These 10 Steps to Completely Change Your Life in 2025 | BigDeal Wrapped
BIGDEAL Assertion Partly supported
Brooks: Men and women are rapidly diverging politically along gender lines
“You find that men and women are diverging politically really, really quickly. You find that women are getting much more politically progressive and men are getting more conservative.”
Arthur Brooks Dec 31, 2024 ▶ 37:33 Follow These 10 Steps to Completely Change Your Life in 2025 | BigDeal Wrapped
MORE OR LESS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Dave Morin: Anti-male feminism will not end well for society
“I think a feminism, like, the one that talks negatively about men all of the time, and uses stereotypes to brand men, is not going to end well for the future, right?”
Dave Morin Nov 29, 2024 ▶ 25:43 #75: The Rise of the Tech Bro · More or Less Podcast
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Galloway: Historically, 80% of women procreated compared to 40% of men
“80% of women have procreated. It's only 40% of men throughout history.”
Scott Galloway Oct 30, 2024 ▶ 1:15:08 How the US is SABOTAGING Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway
BIGDEAL Opinion
Galloway: Too Many Men Are Neither Economically Nor Emotionally Viable
“And what we have in our society right now, unfortunately, is too many men who are just not economically or emotionally viable.”
Scott Galloway Oct 30, 2024 ▶ 1:16:11 How the US is SABOTAGING Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway
Parr: Most men do not fall in love with their children for eight months
“I think most men aren't into their kids for, you know what I mean? When I say into in love, For, like, eight months.”
Sam Parr Oct 30, 2024 ▶ 44:17 Q&A: Gut punches, favorite guests, plus advice for life
BIGDEAL Opinion
Patrick: Female success competes with men's inherent provider nature
“I do think that there's like a provider Gene for men, like, and I think that when a woman is successful, it, like, competes with that provider gene, like, or, like, nature within them.”
Danica Patrick Aug 20, 2024 ▶ 19:14 Why is Everyone so Emotionally Fragile? (ft. Danica Patrick)
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Codie Sanchez: Most Medical and Scientific Studies Are Conducted on Men
“It's just most medicinal scientific studies, as she's taught me, are done on men, not women.”
Codie Sanchez Jul 23, 2024 ▶ 38:20 How to Burn Fat, Build Muscle, and Live Longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon & Navy Seal Chris Petkas
BIGDEAL Opinion
Peterson: Hookup culture is universally harmful and particularly damages women
“I've talked about this a bunch, is, like, the, like, hookup culture isn't good for anyone. It's not good for men. It's not good for, it's, Particularly not good for women. It, like, hurts you. It doesn't look good. Nobody looks back on it in a positive way. It…”
Mikhaila Peterson Jun 18, 2024 ▶ 45:58 Mikhaila Peterson: What All Women Need to Know About Money and Marriage
BIGDEAL Assertion Supported
Sanchez: Young women are increasingly liberal while young men trend conservative
“Because, I mean, a lot of the data shows that young women, you know, sub-twenty-five years of age are more liberal than ever. Men are the opposite.”
Codie Sanchez Jun 18, 2024 ▶ 48:00 Mikhaila Peterson: What All Women Need to Know About Money and Marriage
BIGDEAL Opinion
Kennedy: Women Face Far More Significant Adversity Than Men
“There's definitely a difference about how you parent every single child, and especially boys and girls. But I mean, I'll argue that the amount of adversity that women have to overcome is, is far more significant than the type of adversity that I have to overco…”
Tim Kennedy Jun 5, 2024 ▶ 1:07:38 Special Forces Sniper: Surviving ISIS, the F.B.I, and Modern Masculinity | Tim Kennedy
BIGDEAL Assertion Contradicted
Brooks: Over 20 years, women's happiness has declined to men's levels
“But what you've found is that over the past 20 years or so, women have converged downward to the unhappiness levels of men. So they've converged, and at first I thought, great, men are getting happier. Women are getting unhappier is what we find, and they're g…”
Arthur Brooks May 21, 2024 ▶ 33:09 Harvard Professor: THIS is the Secret to Human Wealth & Happiness | Arthur Brooks
BIGDEAL Assertion Partly supported
Brooks: Men and women are rapidly diverging politically
“You find that men and women are diverging politically really, really quickly. You find that women are getting much more politically Progressive and men are getting more conservative.”
Arthur Brooks May 21, 2024 ▶ 33:30 Harvard Professor: THIS is the Secret to Human Wealth & Happiness | Arthur Brooks
AMERICAN OPTIMIST Assertion Partly supported
Lonsdale: The Multi-Century Trend of Women Being More Religious Than Men Reversed
“On average on average women are more religious than men for three or 400 years. It's like a known fact of sociologists on average. And like, but that's changed in the last eight years since the wokeness thing started going, where now women are less religious, …”
Joe Lonsdale May 16, 2024 ▶ 5:02 Why Reparations Won't Work & Why Standardized Tests Help Minorities -- Coleman Hughes · Joe Lonsdale
STARTUP IDEAS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Courtney: Huge market opportunity for non-creepy male sex toys
“I genuinely think there's an entire market out there for sex toys. I don't know what pleasure self-pleasure devices for men that is like as big a thing as it is for women, but just not creepy and not weird”
Jonathan Courtney May 1, 2024 ▶ 25:26 This legend gave away 3 crazy cash-flowing business ideas
HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chandra: Men's category became Poshmark's second fastest-growing segment
“It ended up that men became after women, the fastest growing category. And the way men shop was great for our women sellers because they are faster shoppers.”
Manish Chandra Feb 26, 2024 ▶ 57:43 Poshmark: Manish Chandra
20VC Opinion
Smith: Female investors understand purpose in business better than male investors
“I really believe that women better understood and understand purpose in business than men did.”
Davis Smith Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 31:57 Davis Smith: From Selling $6M of Pool Tables to Scaling Cotopaxi to $150M in Revenues | E1095 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
NEON SHOW Prediction Not checkable as stated
Bagaria: Men will eventually feel comfortable taking career breaks
“Frankly, I foresee a day The day will be when men will feel comfortable to take career breaks, because frankly, it sucks. It's so sad that they are not getting to experience some of these life's greatest joys.”
Neha Bagaria Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 7:28 The BRUTAL TRUTH About Working Mothers in India I HerKey Founder Neha Bagaria I Neon Show
NEON SHOW Insight
Bagaria: Men will be the biggest beneficiaries of women's career success
“Frankly, like we've been discussing, if women succeed in their careers, the biggest beneficiaries will be the men. The men will benefit from being their colleagues, from being their bosses, from being their husbands, from being their fathers, from being their …”
Neha Bagaria Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 24:34 The BRUTAL TRUTH About Working Mothers in India I HerKey Founder Neha Bagaria I Neon Show
NEON SHOW Assertion Partly supported
Bagaria: 80% of FMCG consumers are women, but 80% of employees are men
“FMCG companies, for example, 80% of people who they are selling to are women. 80% of their employees are men.”
Neha Bagaria Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 31:05 The BRUTAL TRUTH About Working Mothers in India I HerKey Founder Neha Bagaria I Neon Show
Manson: Men joined pickup subculture for male validation, not women
“Most of the guys who really got into that. It wasn't about the girls. It was, they needed to feel accepted and validated by other men. And just, I guess, I don't know their masculinity, right? There was like a very, there was like this yearning for like a masc…”
Mark Manson Aug 29, 2023 ▶ 20:21 Mark Manson TELLS ALL: Money, Dating, & The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck (#489)
MASTERS OF SCALE Assertion Partly supported
Krawcheck: 99% of Mutual Fund Assets Are Managed by Men
“In an industry where 99% of mutual fund dollars are managed by men, mostly white, 98% of investment dollars are managed at companies run by men, 86% of financial advisors are men, average age, low sixties.”
Sallie Krawcheck Aug 22, 2023 ▶ 5:19 Think like an outsider (with Sallie Krawcheck, Shellye Archambeau, Tope Awotona) | Masters of Scale
20VC Opinion
Stebbings: Women are simply better than men at sales
“I learned that actually women are just better than men at sales.”
Harry Stebbings Aug 2, 2023 ▶ 55:50 Lori Jiménez: How to Increase Sales; Hiring Tips from Google; Best Way to Grow Sales Teams | E1043 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Tory Burch: 2000s Culture Viewed Ambition as Acceptable for Men but Not Women
“I think we, I think it was in the ether that way back then. That it was okay for men to be ambitious, but not okay for women.”
Tory Burch Jun 5, 2023 ▶ 39:29 Tory Burch: Tory Burch
NEON SHOW Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jigar Shah: Consumer research shows men routinely use female household members' skincare
“What we've realized through our research and our conversation with consumers is men typically always end up using The female in their house, their products, right? So whether it's a mother, whether it's a sister, whether it's a partner, right? They end up usin…”
Jigar Shah May 30, 2023 ▶ 4:06 Joining Deepika to Manage her Investments to Building 82°East with her ft. Jigar K Shah
Parrish: Women typically listen to learn while men listen to fix
“Which is women typically listen to learn, men typically listen to fix, problem solve, and this creates a divide between us, or in your word earlier, instead of a divide, it creates space between us.”
Shane Parrish Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 53:00 Carolyn Coughlin: Become A Better Listener
AMERICAN OPTIMIST Assertion Supported
Yang: Men make up only 40% of US college students
“You know that men are only 40% of college students now?”
Andrew Yang Jan 11, 2023 ▶ 19:37 Andrew Yang Will Change How You Think About Politics · Joe Lonsdale
Spohr: Men Are Conditioned into Destructive Shame When They Experience Failure
“Men are programmed to always be strong, to never fail, to always have an answer, to always be capable, and if you fail on those things, it's shameful. You have failed as a man. And I think that's something guys need to get over.”
Matthew Spohr Dec 13, 2022 ▶ 24:29 He Closed the Paper the Same Month He Buried His Wife
Haidt: Internet trolls are almost exclusively men
“There are two other groups that use this very effectively. One is trolls and these are men. They're almost always men. I've never heard of a female troll who enjoy harassing, burning things down, causing trouble.”
Jonathan Haidt Jul 21, 2022 ▶ 10:35 Jonathan Haidt: Why Social Media Makes Our Society Stupid
Sean Weisbrot: Women Make Better Leaders Than Men
“I believe that women are better leaders than men because they intuitively feel Through their work and therefore the companies they build, the products they build, the things they do are better, which was actually proven.”
Sean Weisbrot May 18, 2022 ▶ 31:11 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List
KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Supported
Huberman: Sufficient Estrogen in Men Is Essential for Brain Health and Libido
“Having sufficient levels of estrogen for men, provided it's not too high, is important for brain longevity and health. It's actually really important for libido.”
Dr. Andrew Huberman Mar 22, 2022 ▶ 42:45 Andrew Huberman: The Science of Small Changes
Cowen: Men over-index on personality quirks when evaluating women
“There's good evidence that when men evaluate women, they make a few mistakes. First, they assign too much attention to the personality of the woman. So women who are perceived as difficult to get on with, men tend to discriminate against. So a given personalit…”
Tyler Cowen Feb 16, 2022 ▶ 1:54 Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen · Joe Lonsdale
Cowen: Men underestimate the smartest women by compressing female intelligence distributions
“And then when it comes to intelligence, men compress the distribution of female intelligence. So the smartest women are smarter than men think they are. Actually other women are better at judging the smartness of those women.”
Tyler Cowen Feb 16, 2022 ▶ 2:17 Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen · Joe Lonsdale
Cowen: Men undervalue smart women by projecting male variance in conscientiousness
“Women on average are more conscientious than men, and men have a higher variance of conscientiousness. So the least conscientious men wreak more destruction and havoc, right? So women have lower variance of conscientiousness. That means if you find a smart wom…”
Tyler Cowen Feb 16, 2022 ▶ 3:28 Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen · Joe Lonsdale
Cowen: Men have higher variance in ambition than women
“More violent, more aggressive, but there are also more men who are highly extreme workaholics, right? So ambition has a higher variance in men.”
Tyler Cowen Feb 16, 2022 ▶ 4:08 Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen · Joe Lonsdale
Weisbrot: Female Founders Are Much Better at Running Companies Than Men
“Like it is evident to me that female founders are much better at running companies than men.”
Sean Weisbrot Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 25:35 The Warm Intro Hierarchy Investors Won't Tell You About
Wolfe Herd: Requiring women to message first equalizes dating power dynamics
“We've always been about putting the power into the women's hand, not to make women above men, but to equalize this kind of broken system. We felt that women were historically a bit below men in this like totem pole of relationships and who should go first and …”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Sep 19, 2020 ▶ 4:25 How I Built Resilience: Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble
Nagoski: Society teaches men that turning down sex is a masculine failure
“They're taught that If there's any time that they don't want the sex or they don't like the sex, that they're actually a failure. They're supposed to be, like, ready to go all the time. They're supposed to want sex all the time. They're supposed to like all th…”
Emily Nagoski Sep 17, 2019 ▶ 20:46 #66 Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is the Measure
a16z Opinion
Kim Scott: Men are conditioned from childhood to soften feedback to women
“I think Men are trained from the time they're little boys to pull their punches with women.”
Kim Malone Scott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:47 a16z Podcast | Giving and Getting Feedback -- for Bosses and Employees
Brown: Men are considered brilliant when women are considered difficult
“You know, the thing is, unfortunately, men could be brilliant when women are considered difficult.”
Bobbi Brown Sep 17, 2018 ▶ 36:27 Bobbi Brown Cosmetics: Bobbi Brown
20VC Opinion
Shah: Female founders understand product startups better than men
“And they get product startups most of the time better than men.”
Sumeet Shah Dec 23, 2015 ▶ 18:38 20 VC: Are Unicorns Necessary To Make Big Returns and The Series A Crunch with Sumeet Shah @ Brand Foundry Ventures

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