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Originally Posted by Jamie89

Disgusting. So they're saying it "amplifies existing, structurally imposed, inequalities." This is generic statement, which granted has a progressive sentiment, but beyond that has no real meaning in the context of what the occasion was intended for. "The intention was to draw attention to some of the issues men tell us they encounter, and to highlight mental health and welfare support which we know men are sometimes reluctant to access." Even the most ardent campaigners for equality must be able to recognise that even if equality is their end goal, it's not the reality of the world we're CURRENTLY living in. They had the choice of accepting that and doing something to help men who are facing very real problems, or ignore it in order to push an ideology. That's not to say there isn't merit behind the ideology but to pursue it with tunnel vision like this isn't the way to go.

The side effects of women becoming more equal in society has resulted in men being treated badly in some areas like when it comes to their children for example, women have been working outside the home more, so consequently men have been becoming more involved as parents then in the past (which is beneficial to everyone imo) but family law hasn't come in line with that and fathers aren't treated fairly when marriages break down by the courts. That certainly needs addressing imo