There are more males in prison than females.

"Men are more likely to lead a life of crime."

There are more homeless men than women.

"Men are more likely to become addicts."

There are more male suicides than female.

"Men have a harder time dealing with depression."

There are more male truck drivers, binmen and sewage workers than female.

"Men are more suited for that work than women".

There are more male doctors and engineers than women.

"Men are more suited for that work than women".

"Women are being oppressed and treated unfairly"

The average man is paid more than the average woman.

"Men are more likely to pursue higher paying jobs"

"Women are being oppressed and treated unfairly"

There are more men in politics/management positions than women.

"Men are more likely to pursue management positions"

"Women are being oppressed and treated unfairly"

There are some people (feminists mainly) who will take any gender statistic and either use it to 'prove' that women are being oppressed, or simply shrug it off as "men and women are different".

I've always found it interesting that two sides of an argument can use the same statistic to back up their view.

80% of the prison population is black. - "The system is treating blacks unfairly".

80% of the prison population is black. - "Black commit most crime".