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“Men have a general lack of awareness around their privilege,” Linder says. “They are not aware of dominant identities, so they inadvertently take up extra space.”
“Men hold onto the assumption that feminists are man-haters, that there’s no way to be pro-women without being anti-men,” she says. “We need to show that it’s not just a women?...
Van Vuuren explains men’s varying involvement with a bell curve model, with one end representing males who objectify women, including rapists and misogynists, and the other side featuring men who are overtly and actively involved in feminist advocacy.
These men support women but do not publicly vocalize their sentiments, indicating that more men care about women’s issues than meets the eye, but few engage in these discussions. These are the kind of men Van Vuuren hopes will transition to the side of visible advocacy.
“Men are socialized to be the leader and be in charge, and women are socialized to let men do that,” says Chris Linder, director of the Office of Women’s Programs and Studies at Colorado State University, adding that this can lead...