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I believe that men do have a role in the struggle for women’s equality. When a male is in support of gender equality he is essentially stepping down from his higher rank and will often times be judged by the other men. Often times voicing you are a feminist can be challenging however, being a male and admitting you are a feminist is almost more challenging. By being a male and a feminist you are accepting that your gender will no longer have more power and most people wouldn’t understand why you would want this. While males do not necessarily have to fight to get the same rights as the other males they do have to assume the position of the “typical” male. There are still jobs males must perform such as be the bread giver of the family. Some men may struggle with keeping this position and so they are struggling as well. If gender equality was accepted then men would no longer have to worry about keeping this role and they could even be stay at home dads if that is what they wanted. So, while I believe that women definitely have the hardest struggle in the fight for gender equality I do believe that some males do also assume a role and struggle for women’s equality as well.

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There is a lack of education about the men active in feminism and I think this is because education in general about feminist activism is lacking. In addition, if we continue to support and only educate about what the males are doing within the feminist movement then we are only further encouraging the patriarchy that exists in society. Women’s accomplishments will continue to go unnoticed and inequality will still exist despite the efforts being made. Just as often time in history classes women are not mentioned I feel that it is the same in women’s studies classes and that we try not to continue to celebrate male’s accomplishments within the class. However, all of these are just possibilities of why male’s active in feminist activism are not educated about.

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