What sex are you? It’s a simple question and one that most of those filling out this year’s census will answer quickly before moving on. But for others, the decision to ask this – rather than allow people to state what gender they think they are – is one laced with controversy.
This shouldn’t be the case. After all, we have known that there are two sexes since the dawn of time, and we are quite capable of distinguishing them. These two sexes have different needs; and men and women also face different risks.
Only one will need cervical cancer screening, for instance. And while men are more likely to get a high-flying job (last year, there were more blokes called David running FTSE 100 companies than there were women) they are also more likely to die younger, kill themselves or end up in prison.
Women are more likely to experience domestic violence during their lifetimes or suffer sexual abuse.
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