Abstract

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death globally and is increasing in many countries across the world. Gender inequality has been demonstrated to be predictive of suicide. However, scholars have argued over the direction of gender inequality’s impact on suicide. Using the gender inequality index the results indicate that as countries become more equal, the suicide rate increases for males and females. Furthermore, the findings illustrate that as female educational levels and female labor force participation increase, suicide increases. These findings provide support for the status integration theory of suicide.

中文翻译：

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自杀与性别不平等：跨国检验

摘要

自杀是全球主要的死亡原因之一，并且在世界上许多国家中都在增加。性别不平等已被证明是自杀的预兆。但是，学者们对性别不平等对自杀的影响方向进行了争论。使用性别不平等指数的结果表明，随着国家变得更加平等，男性和女性的自杀率上升。此外，研究结果表明，随着女性受教育程度和女性劳动力参与度的增加，自杀率也随之增加。这些发现为自杀状态整合理论提供了支持。