Male privilege
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"Although boys and men, as a group, tend to hold privilege and power based on gender, they also demonstrate disproportionate rates of receiving harsh discipline (e.g., suspension and expulsion), academic challenges (e.g., dropping out of high school, particularly among African American and Latino boys), mental health issues (e.g., completed suicide), physical health problems (e.g., cardiovascular problems), public health concerns (e.g., violence, substance abuse, incarceration, and early mortality), and a wide variety of other quality-of-life issues (e.g., relational problems, family well-being)." --"APA GUIDELINES for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men" (2018) |
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Male privilege is a concept used to describe potential social, economic, and political advantages or rights that are made available to men solely on the basis of their sex. A man's access to these benefits may also depend on other characteristics such as race, sexual orientation, and social class.
The use of male pronouns in language to refer to both sexes is often cited as an example, as well as the preference for sons in some cultures.
Male privilege is often examined alongside the concept of patriarchy within the feminist movement, while men's rights activists dispute the existence of male privilege and patriarchy in modern western society.
See also
- Androcentrism
- Anti-discrimination law
- Antifeminism
- Chauvinism
- Gender
- Honorary male
- Global Gender Gap Report
- Privilege (social inequality)
- Sex-selective abortion
