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While many men have supported women’s struggle for equality, there is a lack of education about men active in feminist activism. Why do you think this is?

This ties in with men’s roles in women’s equality where there are some men that fight for and participate in women’s equality but they are not noticed because it is hard for a man to be a feminist. They are seen as less of a man in a way because men are usually seen as being superior to women. There have been several male feminist but they are not really noticed and acknowledged. With there being a lack of women;s history it is hard for a male to be fully educated on women’s history. But it is very important for a man to be educated in feminist activism because this one educated male would have the opportunity to see all the hardships females faced and could open up other males eyes to what women have gone through over the past years. It is an opportunity for so many other men to have at least a chance to know or see another side to history.

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I believe that men have a role in the struggle for women’s equality. Men are seen as “leaders” in today’s world so it is hard to see or say that men have a role in women’s equality but since men seem to have the power and are sometimes seen as being more superior to women in a way we need them to be the start of the change we want to see. To see change we need the support of the patriarchy in this world, men. Woodman said himself that “It is to be a man and speak about the dominant culture.” Majority men stick together and will follow down a path that is “normal” for them, but in that rare case you will find men that sometimes go against that and will be on women’s side. You do sometimes see men willing to fight for women just as hard as a woman will fight for other women. This is not normally seen though, for a man to come out and call himself a feminist or to say that he is openly fighting for equality for all women. In a way other men see it as his “manliness or macho” is being downgraded. So it is not easy for a male to openly say that he plays this role in the world it is seen as a downgrading to his “man” title so a lot of men may not openly say it.

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