In most societies men are charged with providing economic support and physical safety for the family.

Yes, this is true. Such societies are known as partiarchal societies and the majority of societies are partriarchal.

However, especially recently and in the Western world, the societies are turning more to gender equality, placing this responsibilities equally on both genders. 

The jugular vein located, on an animal, starts proximally at the base of the neck and moving towards the head along the jugular groove.