It's been unfairly maligned as sexist, but women and men alike
would benefit from bringing it back. This past spring marked the
100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. On April 14,
1912, as the ship was on its maiden journey from Southampton,
UK, to New York City, it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
About three hours later, it sank. Three-quarters of the women on
the ship survived; over three quarters of the men, by contrast,
died. In Washington DC, there is a memorial to these men. The
inscription on it reads: "To the brave men who perished in the
wreck of the Titanic...They gave their lives that women and
children might be saved." About a year ago, a group of today's
men were tested the way that the men on board the Titanic were.
When the cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rock and capsized off
the coast of Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, last January, men pushed
women and children out of the way to save themselves. One
Australian woman on board reported at the time: The people that
pushed their way