Gender Studies: Men's Movements and Gender Disparities

Running head: GENDER STUDIES 1
Gender Studies
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GENDER STUDIES 2
Gender Studies
The existence of men’s movements with diverse goals remains an enigma even in modern
times. According to Makama (2013), the emphasis of women rights group has shattered the
realization and acknowledgment of men organization agitating for diverse courses. Indeed, I did
not know that there were movements initiated by men to engender social inclusion and civil
justice before engaging in the learning and awareness of this book. Certainly, the limited access
to and discussion about men’s involvement in civil movements implies that there is little to learn
and know about their contribution to social justice (Basu, 2018). Therefore, the prejudice
surrounding male chauvinism and women inferiority lingers in the society when people cannot
learn about the determination of men in ensuring that such retrogressive social end. Moreover,
media and other education platforms incline more on the masculinity of men and their
subjugation of women and families.
The most consistent movement with my gender and personal values are pro-feminist and
NOMAS men’s movements. Notably, pro-feminist men’s movements delve on the cultural
understanding of masculinity and femininity to help understand the gender disparities between
men and women (Woods, 2010). Similarly, my perception of gender differences is that they are
social constructs as men and women have unique creation outside what the society makes.
Moreover, NOMAS condemn aggression and violence against women something that I also
deem inappropriate in modern society (Woods, 2010). Men’s anti-violence groups are least
consistent with gender and my personal values. Notably, the movements advocate that the
prevention of violence is a men issue. According to Cohen and Felson (2016), it is the
responsibility of men and women to ensure that the level of violence abates. On the other hand,
masculinity men movements are less consistent with the reality of gender differences and biases.