"Gender equality isn't women versus men or a zero-sum game, Ged Kearney says. It delivers better outcomes for everyone. It's important that, as we engage with men and boys, we make that really clear."
"Simon Copland, an expert in misogyny, extremism and male violence, says those groups are tightly focused on the family courts and the idea that men are discriminated against."
"The veteran Labor warrior and former MP Graham Perrett was on the family law inquiry instigated by One Nation's Pauline Hanson in 2020, which was swamped by fringe groups spouting ideas fundamentally hostile to women."
Gender equality is framed as beneficial for all, not a competition between genders. Ged Kearney emphasizes the importance of engaging men and boys in this conversation. However, the movement encounters resistance from men's rights activists who advocate for a minister for men and focus on perceived discrimination against men in family courts. These activists often propagate harmful narratives about women, including false claims of domestic violence. The political landscape reflects these tensions, with some governments appointing ministers for men, diverging from the goals of promoting gender equality.
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