Pro-feminist stream

Anti-Sexism | Feminist Movement | UN Fourth World Conference on Women - Bejing, China | GLBTQ | INCITE | Men's Liberation | Conclusion| Anti-Sexism Sources

These men strive to aknowlege the gender roles that are placed on them. They then take that recognition and educate other young men and women. Their action helps to support anti-sexism in a society that largley places women in certain roles based on their gender. This is often difficult for men to speak out because of societal influences, such as being called a "fag" or "sissy." Men realize their actions have affects on women and society as a whole. Pro-feminist men discuss the violence against women, sexism, inequalities in pay and promotion at work, pornography, sex trafficking, and women's rights to birth control.

How Can We Help?

Authors write on the struggles that men face when trying to stand up against gender roles that inhibit them from being anti-sexist. We see Frye, Jenson, Kaufman, and Jackson Katz who all try to add a male voice and advocate change by men in their gender relations and social, political and institutional structures.

There are many groups that form to help men relate to each other and also work with other women. Areas of conern are violence and discrimination. Groups