As Martha Gill points out, a call for a Minister for Men, misunderstands the prejudice & problems men *do* encounter: its not about gender (for them), its about #racism & as importantly, #class!
Don' be thinking UK's #politics is somehow post-class... wherever I look I still see the shadow of class-based discrimination, but its become the prejudice that cannot be talked about in 'polite society'.
So lets be clear: much of the UK's #inequality is a class issue!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/09/we-dont-need-a-minister-for-men-we-need-guys-to-fill-female-roles
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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