The answer depends on whether we’re asking a historical question, a political question, or a scientific one. It has become increasingly common to hear the claim that capitalism, patriarchy, and white nationalism are inseparable. For some people, they are described as three parts of the same system. Others reject the idea entirely, arguing that free markets have nothing to do with gender or...
The system often described as benefiting men may also be quietly limiting what many men believe they’re allowed to become. The word patriarchy has become one of the most polarizing terms in modern culture. For some people, it describes the historical and ongoing ways that social, political, economic, and legal institutions have disproportionately concentrated authority and power in the...
The evidence suggests a more complicated story than the one often shared online. In recent years, a growing narrative has spread across social media claiming that feminism is responsible for the struggles facing young men. Rising loneliness, declining mental health, educational challenges, and uncertainty about identity are frequently presented as evidence that expanding women’s rights has...
