Okay, I went off to school today, and this thread exploded with long posts, so I'm not reading them completely. I glossed over the posts and found some key topics that I'll just off my opinion on.
Rape--> Women get raped more than men; there's no question about that. However, I am confident that male rape is goes unreported quite often, which leads to the larger gap in statistics. Men would feel ashamed to be raped by a woman since they would likely be shamed.
Fitness--> The short, fat boy does not have it better than the short, fat girl. Guys are expected to be physically capable, and if you don't believe me, walk into any physical education class and you'll find that the fat guys are labeled as "pathetic" while the fat girls aren't.
Civil cases--> Juries sympathize with women more often in civil cases like divorce//custody battles. They are also more willing to believe a woman who lies about domestic violence in a divorce hearing (a tactic commonly used in California so that women get more than 50%) than if a man was to do so.
Workplace//school--> Women get harassed sexually more in male-dominated jobs by statistics. If you're the only woman in a room with a bunch of guys, one of them is bound to be an ass. For example, if a guy were to go into nursing or elementary school teaching, he would be more likely to be sexually harassed since out of the many women in his workplace, one of them is bound to be a perv.
Clothes--> Women don't have to dress very fancily (I know female office workers), and if they do, it's bound to attract attention, sort of like how some high school girls wear VERY short pants. If you show it, don't complain if guys look. Women's clothing is also not always skin-tight. Any pair of female slacks or a sweater dress will show you. Plus, I still present as male, and whenever I come to school in my bike-riding wardrobe (which is tight as heck), I get whistled at//gawked at by ladies. Harassment goes both ways.
Men can't wear dresses, but women can wear skirts//dresses//pants. The reason why male clothing is so simple and boring is because it's frowned upon for a man to be "flamboyant" and any sparkle in a man's wardrobe will most likely get him to be labelled as a "hipster" or as incompetent.
TV/Movies--> I know a lot of guys who detest the way men are portrayed in many TV shows: fat, stupid, and bald. However, you don't hear men complaining about it because they know that no one takes TV shows like Family Guy or any sitcom seriously. Honestly, what sociology major would put that in his/her bibliography?
As for a TV show with a hunky husband, check out any soap opera. I personally like Desperate Housewives. Mike is so yummy!
Also, Drop Dead Diva features a size 16 female protagonist. I call that progress, albeit slow progress.
Also, everyone loves action movies because they have explosions, guns, etc. There is a lot of action, and people find that to be stimulating. Plus, if a chick flick doesn't feature what women want, why do we watch them?
Emotions--> Men with emotions are teased by other men.
Conformity--> Men are expected to be "manly men" or they get chided. A man is ridiculed if he knows nothing about cars or other mechanical crap. Women, however, can like things associated with either gender. In fact, a lot of guys find girls who can do "manly" things to be hot. Nonetheless, they also have the hassle of maintaining their femininity while they're at it, so it's not all lollipops and rainbows for either side.
Both genders have their pros//cons, and saying that either is inherently better than the other in terms of lifestyle is nonsense.