In 1978, James Harrison (a social scientist at the time) published an article titled: “Warning: The Male Sex Role May Be Dangerous to Your Health”, exploring potential reasons for the increasingly large gap in life expectancy between men and women.

In 1978, James Harrison (a social scientist at the time) published an article titled: “Warning: The Male Sex Role May Be Dangerous to Your Health”, exploring potential reasons for the increasingly large gap in life expectancy between men and women.