Recently, I've read a few articles (and comments) about men's rights groups and men's rights conferences, where the central focus is on the oppression of men's rights and fighting for equality. Yes, you read that right. While I believe people should have equal rights regardless of age, race, gender, creed, orientation, etc., do some men seriously believe their rights have been oppressed when compared to women in this country? That's interesting... Well, allow me to take their concerns seriously and break things down for them:
Congress: 436 women (81.5%) and 99 men (18.5%)
Presidents: 44 women (100.0%) and 0 men (0.0%)
Pay: Men make $0.77 to the $1.00 women make, and women in Congress seem reluctant on closing the gap
CEOs of Fortune 500 companies: 95.8% women, 4.2% men
Sexual assaults: 90% men, 10% women
Reproductive rights: Women in Congress have made it more difficult for men to purchase condoms
Pregnancy: Women in Congress have also tried barring men from having abortions, even in the cases of incest, rape, or health complications
If those were the actual numbers, then these men's rights groups would have a valid argument about their oppression. However, these numbers are all reversed, which simply means that these men's rights groups may want to choose another argument, because they've already lost this one, and the more they argue about it, the more ignorant and sexist they're going to sound.
http://nypost.com/2014/05/26/killers-links-to-the-mens-rights-activist-movement/
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/documents/cong.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/women-in-leadership-roles_n_4418725.html
Congress: 436 women (81.5%) and 99 men (18.5%)
Presidents: 44 women (100.0%) and 0 men (0.0%)
Pay: Men make $0.77 to the $1.00 women make, and women in Congress seem reluctant on closing the gap
CEOs of Fortune 500 companies: 95.8% women, 4.2% men
Sexual assaults: 90% men, 10% women
Reproductive rights: Women in Congress have made it more difficult for men to purchase condoms
Pregnancy: Women in Congress have also tried barring men from having abortions, even in the cases of incest, rape, or health complications
If those were the actual numbers, then these men's rights groups would have a valid argument about their oppression. However, these numbers are all reversed, which simply means that these men's rights groups may want to choose another argument, because they've already lost this one, and the more they argue about it, the more ignorant and sexist they're going to sound.
http://nypost.com/2014/05/26/killers-links-to-the-mens-rights-activist-movement/
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/documents/cong.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/women-in-leadership-roles_n_4418725.html
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