Title: The Surprising Ways Men Are Oppressed | by Maria Chapman | Fearless She Wrote | Medium
Headings: The Surprising Ways Men Are Oppressed
The Surprising Ways Men Are Oppressed
Men benefit from a certain amount of power based solely on gender, but that isn’t the whole story
Society oppresses men
Men are part of the problem
Women are also part of the problem
Men are just as capable as women of providing emotional support, but we have to give them the opportunity.
Schools are also part of the problem
His first run-in with toxic masculinity has colored his life ever since.

Content: Men learn from a young age that to be manly, they must be without emotional needs. Boys experience ridicule for showing weakness and celebrated for demonstrating traditionally masculine traits. Often, cultural norms come into play and magnify the requirement for male behavior. Men, then, are oppressed because they are often unable to demonstrate the behaviors that are both essential pieces of human nature, and considered traditionally feminine. If they don’t adhere to stereotypes, they are mistreated. While it is true that women have been handed a raw deal in the gender role stereotypes, it’s essential to realize that men haven’t escaped unscathed. Society celebrates adherence to gender stereotypes. A boy who wins a fight is called a champion. In school, a young boy is a problem child when he can’t sit still, and yelling becomes background noise due to the frequency. He doesn’t cry when he’s corrected.