Surviving Was A Shared Endeavor

While women benefited because they were prioritized, they still helped in the disaster recovery efforts that followed the Titanic’s sinking. Here, you can see some of them sharing in the rowing of a lifeboat before being picked up by the Carpathia.

Still, it can’t be denied that more men lost their lives in the tragedy. According to data on the wreck, only 16% of male passengers were saved compared to the 76% of female passengers that found their way to safety. A similar disparity was observed in crew member fatalities.