Men concerned about men's issues are often told they should solve such problems themselves, that women and feminists have no responsibility to help men. (However, feminists still demand male support for solving women's issues.)

But what happens when men take action? This article gives a recent example.

Justin Trottier in Canada tried to receive funding from Canada's ministry of gender equality for a men's shelter to help male victims of domestic violence, but was denied:

An email from the ministry this July clarified its priorities do not include men. The ministry’s mandate is to “advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in every aspect of Canada’s social, economic, and political life,” the ministry’s email says.

https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/30/theres-no-in-the-uphill-battle-to-help-men-escaping-domestic-violence/

Without the support of institutions, it's very difficult to make any substantial progress. And these institutions show little interest in helping men. Even a ministry for gender equality doesn't care about men. South Korea's ministry for gender equality is also entirely concerned with helping women, which, as I understand it, is part of why there is a backlash against feminism in South Korea.

Any plan to solve men's issues must therefore involve criticism of and attempts to change these institutions. We can't rely only on personal initiatives to solve men's issues - people who care about men as much as they care about women must be in charge of important institutions. The question is how to achieve this.