Raising the volume on what men think about feminism

SUSHI DAS discovers what men think about feminism

'FEMINISM has turned women into selfish, spoiled, spiteful, powerless
victims," shrieked the email. "Men are talking, can't you hear it? Marriage
rates are down, birthrates are down, men are using women for their pleasure and
then leaving them."
If it was only one of a handful of emails I received, I
might not have given it much thought. But there were many more. "I do not think
it's men or boys that need reforming. I think women are the main instigators of
hate against one half of the population," wrote another man.
Then there was
this: "I have healthy relationships with women and always have protected sex to
avoid entrapment … why should I risk losing everything I own and having my
children taken away from me?"

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Feminism

Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies
that are concerned with the impact of cultural, political, and economic
practices and inequalities
on discrimination
against women. Feminism is also described as an ideology focusing on
equality of both sexes.[1] Some have argued
that gendered and sexed identities, such as "man" and "woman", are social constructs.
Feminists often differ in opinion over the sources of inequality, how to attain
equality, and the extent to which gender and gender-based
identities should be questioned and critiqued. Liberal feminists, such
as Gloria Steinem, believe

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خاورمیانه، کانون نقض آزادی‌های علمی

گزارشی از سمینار«حقوق بشر و سرکوب علمی» در دانشگاه سانفرانسیسکو

با گذشت حدود سه دهه از تجربه‌ی تلخ انقلاب فرهنگی که به محروم شدن دانشگاه‌ها از توان علمی شمار کثیری از دانشمندان و روشنفکران وقت ایران منجر شد، انتظار می‌رفت که حاکمیت، با گذر زمان و تجربه‌اندوزی، شادابی و نشاط لازم برای طرح دیدگاه‌های مختلف را به مراکز علمی کشور بازگرداند؛ ولی تحریک دانشجویان بسیجی به شورش علیه استادان سکولار توسط ششمین رییس جمهوری و صدور دستور اخراج، بازنشستگی اجباری و حبس جمع گسترده‌ای از استادان منتقد نظام، توسط دولت احمدی‌نژاد- که آن را انقلاب فرهنگی دوم خواندند- نشان داد که ایدئولوژی حاکم بر نظام جمهوری اسلامی سر سازگاری با بدیهی‌ترین حقوق دانشگاهیان ندارد و انقلاب فرهنگی دایمی را برگزیده‌‌است

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