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It is evident from history and contemporary statistics and theorizing that females have been discriminated against for many years. Female have been made to settle for lesser positions because of their sex, which is coupled with others factors such as race and class in some instances. This gave rise to numerous women’s groups who now try to convince themselves that they are gender activists when they really still do have an agenda solely for the elevation of women. In advancing the cause of women they often care very little about men since men they view men as the cause for the kinds of discrimination that women have been experiencing. But trying to fix the problems faced by women without involving men and boys will be fruitless.
As we seek to correct this ill of female discrimination and subordination and allow for more social and economic advancement of women, let us be careful not to neglect our boys. While I sure do see the need to ensure that girls are taught that they can lead and should fight against discrimination, not having men in the equation would create an imbalance similar to what we are trying to address with females.
It is expected that
women’s activists will say, “so what? women have been on that side for too long
and so we need these unequal measures to correct the situation”. But I implore
those who have the cause of gender equality at heart to be more conscious of
the realities that there are disadvantaged groups of men too who needs
attention and who have been discriminated against over the decades. Men too
need to be engaged since the reality is that they are the gate-keepers and in
the same way that women as a group is not homogenous, men are not either.
