Berlatsky’s article in The Atlantic magazine alludes to the long struggle that females have undergone to seek respect, fairness, and dignity. Throughout history, female activists have taken stern steps to achieve equality with men in power and the workplace. From the article, we note how the author provides concrete instances of how the male population had suffered sexism by themselves and societal stereotypes from the beginning of history, partially implying that the culprits of sexism have always been men.
There is an instance regarding males and custody fights in the post, where the men only win 10% of custody cases in the United States (Berlatsky, 2013). They also constitute most of the victims involved in conflicts and wars throughout the world. There has existed a strong tradition of pressure on the male demographic that females have not faced to a similar extent. Males were more likely than females to be physically mistreated as children.
Men are also more likely to get most of the guilty verdicts in courts than women committing similar offenses. The appalling endurance of rape in jail seems to link to a widespread disregard for, or even pleasure at, sexual violence against males (Berlatsky, 2013). Male activists majorly blame females over the inequality, which prevents them from noticing their role in contributing to the atrocities, like the Rwandan genocide incident.
Society has for the longest time created unfairness in gender roles and sexism. Currently, the male population is the most affected by gendercide and societal stereotypes. Therefore, both male and female populations should understand how stereotypes hurt them in different fields to achieve amicable alliances and reshape the broken sexist approach currently geared towards men.
References
Berlatsky, N. (2013). When men experience sexism. Atlantic Monthly (Boston, Mass.: 1993).