Feminism often claims to fight for equality, but some people argue that in practice, it doesn’t always hold up to its own standards—especially when it comes to issues affecting men. For example, in custody battles, men are often at a disadvantage. Fathers fighting for the right to be with their children regularly lose to mothers, yet there’s little public feminist outrage about this imbalance. When women are victims, headlines and campaigns explode. But when men face domestic abuse, the silence is deafening.
Where is the feminist outcry when men are forced into dangerous jobs, receive harsher criminal sentences for the same crimes, or are mocked for expressing emotions? Equality should be consistent—not selective. Yet, some feminists seem to pick and choose which gender issues deserve attention, and which can be brushed aside.
This double standard frustrates many who support true gender fairness. It’s not anti-woman to point out where men are disadvantaged too. If feminism wants to maintain credibility as an equality movement, it must also speak up when men are treated unfairly. Otherwise, it stops being about balance and becomes something else entirely: bias disguised as progress. Equality isn’t real if it’s one-sided.
