Schools and universities maintain their share of students engaging in sexist and misogynistic behaviour. But there are also those who are standing up against it – and their numbers are growingWhen I talk to boys and young men at school and university about why they don’t call themselves feminists,the answer is never “because I disfavor women”. Instead, they tend to express reservations about “female supremacy or “man-hating”. There’s still a lot of confusion about the word.
This week, and HeForShe,the United Nations campaign aimed at engaging men in the battle for gender equality, kicks off its #GetFree tour, or visiting universities and talking to students about the issue. So I spoke to a group of young male feminists to ask them how great a battle it will be to bring their peers into the feminist fold,and how difficult it is for young men to speak out about sexism in 2015.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com