Ravan Hawrami is a researcher at AIBM whose interests include male trends in higher education and the labor market. Ravan graduated from Rhodes College in 2024 with a BA in Economics.
Publications
Mental Health
Data Spotlight: Suicide deaths among young men
Male suicide rates are rising—especially among young men. Explore key trends, data, and years of life lost from 2001–2023.
Mental Health
Male suicide trends by class and occupation
Men without college degrees face double the suicide risk—especially in high-risk jobs like construction and repair.
Education & Skills
Data Spotlight: Where do men get their education degrees?
Education degrees go mostly to women—just 17% of BAs & 21% of MAs go to men, limiting the pipeline for male teachers.
Education & Skills
Men in higher education: A national data tool
Explore our new tool to track men's higher ed trends—enrollment, graduation, salary—by school and state.
Education & Skills, Fatherhood & Family
A generation of lost men? The reality of NEET data
Explore NEET trends and the rise of “lost men”—youth not in education, employment, or training—shaped by gender, race, disability, and more.
Deaths from drowning: The facts
Men have higher drowning rates—2 vs 0.6 per 100 k in 2023—across ages and races. Contributing factors may include risk-taking behavior, alcohol consumption and exposure.
Education & Skills
Major changes: Gender shifts in undergraduate studies over time
The gender divide in college majors remains stark: men dominate STEM, while women lead in psychology, education, and health. Some fields have balanced, but most remain gendered.
Education & Skills
The HEAL Economy
This brief highlights HEAL jobs in health, education, and literacy, noting their growth, accessibility, and the underrepresentation of men compared to women in STEM.
Mental Health
Male homelessness in the United States
Male homelessness has risen from 339K in 2015 to 460K in 2024, with 39% unsheltered. Most states saw increases, highlighting the need for targeted support and housing stability.
Education & Skills, Employment
Patterns and trends in county-level sex ratios
Explore U.S. county sex ratios, revealing regional trends and social impacts. Learn how education and jobs influence gender distribution and the challenges faced by male-majority areas.
Education & Skills
Male stagnation in doctoral programs
Male representation in doctoral programs has dropped from 73% in 1980 to 43% today, with men now a minority in medicine, veterinary, and law fields. Learn more about the gender shifts in graduate education.
Mental Health, Black Boys & Men
Unnatural male deaths: Fatal injuries and the rise of drug overdoses
Fatal injuries have surged since 2020, mainly among men. Top causes: drug overdoses, suicide, and car accidents, with drug deaths up six-fold since 2001.
