(i.e. anecdotes in this sort of topic aren't useful)
Is 2018 the year when anecdata becomes a thing, I wonder?
Now back OT, I find little microcosm issues like this that show a gender disparity very interesting given the current cultural climate. It shows that in many ways the inequality doesn't exist unidirectionally between male and female in all areas (though it does in some). Physical labor jobs are a great particular example of this.
The real lesson I've learned over the years is appreciation. Men tend to really not understand just how much women do for them or the family (I tried the househusband thing for a bit and learned much of it the hard way), but the reverse is true also, women often really don't understand how much men do for them or the family either. If we all just worked a bit more on saying "thank you" I think the world would be a better place.
EDIT: why all the downvotes though? Do some people think doing physical work at peak blood pressure is not risky? It's not an anecdata.
I’ve been weightlifting for about 12 years though.
I like that this article came out the same day that the Damore stuff is being rehashed.
But what I didn't hear mentioned is that women have a much lower risk for heart attacks until menopause. And I don't know that I've ever seen a 55 year old woman shoveling snow (again, anecdata). If you strapping young lads were raised right, you'd go down and do it for her since you already have the shovel out. :-)
More so, shoveling snow is amazingly hard work on a level that most people probably rarely experience. I'm a lifelong distance runner with a healthy heart (though weeny little runner arms), and shoveling sure gets my heart going. I can't imagine the strain on a 54 year old guy with a beer gut who spends most of his day sitting. That does sound like a recipe for a heart attack.