Why Feminism is for men too – Men Talk Feminism

Because it helps us understand how the patriarchy oppresses us all, men and women alike, and that Feminism is a lens through which we can becomes agents for change.

We become better partners and allies to women and better men by understanding what we have suppressed in ourselves and how Feminism can free us from the restrictions and restraints place upon us by modern masculinity.

Yes. My mom was a feminist and raised me and my brother to see that being a Feminist was not what we were seeing in the mainstream media in the 70s.

It's relevant because it we all come women. To rally against female attributes and people is to rally against part of who we all our. Feminism also creates equality and honesty in society.

It benefits men because it gives another perspective. We live in a society largely defined by male decisions. Maybe now is the time for more compromise.

I think so but more since my best friend is my wife and I now have a daughter.

Because it completes the purpose. Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Paint and canvas. Zeros and ones. Thought and action. Time and progress. Also… It is eventual.

By allowing us to share life's Fame and Blame. And again... because it completes the purpose. Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Paint and canvas. Zeros and ones. Thought and action. Time and progress. etc. Also… It is eventual.

I think I have. Although early in life with a thin filter projected on me from the world. Later in life by recognizing who are my teachers and my leaders. After that, championing my daughter's world and recognizing a crucial ingredient missing from mine.

Feminism is relevant for men who are making a serious attempt to not only come to grips with masculine patriarchal privilege (which is global and not racial) but for the profound reason that as both men and women come to know their full humanity we must come into the awareness of our emotions, primary emotions, which have been repressed in males as the core teaching of what it is to be a successful man. The core teaching of repressing emotions stips us from the experience of our full humanity that has traditionally been relegated to feminine archetypes. Additionally, I am not an adherent of feminism that adopts patriarchal teachings. Women become men is not attractive to both women and men. Ask Hilary Clinton about that.

It helps us assess emotions we have learned to bury, in the false quest of being "a man."

I do believe I have. Likely the result of being raised in the midst of strong women; maternal grandmother, mother, older sisters. Also a natural attention of my commitment to social justice.

We have a privileged position. The onus is therefore on us to be allies to accelerate the change. This change also happens to benefit us all, so it's extremely relevant!

More equality equals more progress. If we can promote equality, then we'll have a fuller and richer society for everyone. Both men and women will benefit. More specifically, feminism helps shine a light on and de-construct the engrained and harmful narratives around what it is to be a man or a woman. Of course, a lot of these narratives benefit men, but they can also be extremely harmful. The rates of suicide in men highlight this - pressure to be the man, be tough, hide your emotions, be the breadwinner, don't talk problems with your mates, keep up the light hearted mask... these are the type of behaviour we unconsciously learn growing up or the type tools we are deprived of... simply because of random gender stereotypes. So, a more equal world where people are not pigeon-holed by gender will benefit men and women alike.

I like to think i've always embraced equality, but i probably didn't embrace the term until about 5 or 6 years ago. I think that was just down to a lack of knowledge and understanding about what it meant.