Here’s a collection of my favorite eye-opening articles that explore men’s issues and take a critical look at feminism. These pieces cover a wide range of perspectives that challenge mainstream narratives about gender, equality, and social norms. Whether you agree or not, they’re worth reading into!

Is Feminism a Hate Group?

150 Feminist Lies and Exaggerations

The Four Horsewomen of Modern Feminism

6 Feminist Myths That Won’t Die — Time Magazine (2016)

The Purchasing Power of Women

Should There Be a Minister for Men and Boys? — BBC

Time to Stop Worrying About First-World Gender Gaps — Quillette

Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber

Warren Farrell

On marriage and “patriarchy”: If marriage were a sign of male privilege, why does the word “husband” come from roots meaning house-bound or bonded? Historically, men often took on risk—work, war, and responsibility—to gain acceptance and provide stability. In this sense, what is called “patriarchy” can involve male sacrifice rather than privilege.

On gender movements: “I am a men's liberationist when men's liberation is defined as equal opportunity and equal responsibility for both sexes. I am a feminist when feminism supports that same principle. I oppose both when either claims their sex is THE oppressed sex deserving special rights. That becomes entitlement, not equality. Ultimately, I support a gender transition movement rather than a men's or women's movement.”»

On equality: 1.) Equal risks. If women shared equal risks, Panama would not have resulted in the deaths of 23 men and 0 women… for both wars combined, 27 men died for each woman… would Congresswoman Schroeder have said men equally shared the risks? Equality is not making women vulnerable by chance when men are made vulnerable by design. Were women being denied combat positions in order to deny them equal opportunity as officers? Or to deny them equal pay? 2.) Equal opportunity as officers. 3.) Equal pay. Both sexes in the Persian Gulf received $110 per month extra combat pay. In brief, men get fewer promotions and, therefore, less pay for longer periods of service and a threefold greater risk of death, yet we read about discrimination against women, not discrimination against men.”»

Karen Straughan:

On patrichary: The omnipotent, ever-present patriarchy — the invisible force that directs all of our lives and causes all oppression and all suffering — our Devil. And the beautiful, wonderful force for justice: Feminism. It’s the way. It’s the way. It sounds like religion. It sounds like religion. And oh my goodness — for a movement that’s only about equality and isn’t blaming men, they named the force for evil after men and the force for justice after women. And this is a movement that is very, very concerned with the implications of language. So concerned that if you call a firefighter a ‘fireman,’ it will discourage little girls from aspiring to be firefighters — and sometimes discourage grown women as well. But we can call the force behind all oppression ‘Patriarchy,’ essentially men, right? And we can call the force for good and justice ‘women.’ And that kind of language has no implications? ‘We’re not blaming men; we just named everything bad after them.’»