>Even mentioning that men could have a problem that society could help solve will be met with great resistance. It's not mentioning the problem that's the issu

>Even mentioning that men could have a problem that society could help solve will be met with great resistance. It's not mentioning the problem that's the issue, it's your framing: you discuss the progress of men and women as though it is a zero-sum game: as though the increasing standards of respect, pay, and social options for women must imply a decrease of these things for men. This is (to put it mildly) mistaken. Obviously men in our society have many problems that are unique to men. But these problems are not being exacerbated by the progression of women's rights. >As we know, there's a never ending effort to get women into stem, to empower girls, to elevate women in society. Yes, and this benefits more than just women. Moving society away from rigid gender roles helps ensure that both men and women will not find themselves desperate and trapped because of their inability to satisfy the demands of their gender role. There's a reason feminists complain about "patriarchy" instead of "men". Patriarchy is a social system, not specific people. The people aren't the problem, the system is. And as evidenced by the increasing suicide rate, patriarchy hurts men too. So maybe you prefer to emphasize concern about a different aspect of patriarchy than someone else, but it's absurd to think that they are therefore working against you.