Title: 10 Ways Men Can Be Feminist Allies, Because Yes, Feminism Is For Everybody
Headings: 10 Ways Men Can Be Feminist Allies
10 Ways Men Can Be Feminist Allies
1. Be A Feminist
2. Recognize That Feminism Is Complicated
3. Listen, Listen, Listen
4. Be Aware Of The Intersections
5. Don't Put Men's Issues First
6. Challenge Other Men
7. Be There For Your Female Friends, Partner, Coworkers, Etc.
8. Vote
9. Don't Overstep
10. Accept That These Problems Are Bigger Than You

Content: 10 Ways Men Can Be Feminist Allies, Because Yes, Feminism Is For Everybody
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10 Ways Men Can Be Feminist Allies
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By Emma Cueto
Oct. 16, 2015
People have all manner of different opinions about whether men can be feminists, but personally, I am of the strong opinion that they absolutely can. The question, though, then becomes what the best ways for men to be feminist allies actually are. Because while I absolutely think there is and ought to be room at the feminism table for men — feminism is good for everyone, after all — I've also seen a lot of men try to be feminists in ways that aren't exactly the most helpful — and which sometimes can be downright counterproductive. More like this
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Again, I'm not saying men can't be "good feminists," whatever that means. It's great when men want to be part of the movement for gender equality, but believing in gender equality is not the same thing as knowing how best to fight for it. The truth is that all people, men and women, have spent a lot of time living in a patriarchal society, and whether you find feminism at 15, at 50, or even at 99, that means that a lot of those values have already made their way into your brain, whether you want them to or not. Feminism, on the other hand, is about dismantling patriarchy, and that includes not reproducing its twisted social power dynamics within the movement. And that means that a lot of men's unconscious assumptions about how to behave just don't work in a feminist context anymore. It's no one's fault; it's just something that we have to identify, then work to change.