A Special "New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Men" was appointed to conduct a study on the subject.
The New Hamphshire official website http://www.nh.gov published the study on status of men (in following link), which can be considered to be applicable to men in western world and also men in fast growing economies.
http://www.nh.gov/csm/downloads/nh_status_of_men_2005.pdf 