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When you think about feminism, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't men. But it's strange that most of us perceive gender equality as only uplifting ladies, when the women's liberation actually had a lasting impact on all of us.
According to Fox News, the empowerment of women is a "threat to national security", causes boys' utter failure in school and has turned men into "weeps and wussies" as well as "slackers." Female breadwinners are also apparently a "problem."
While that's one way of seeing it, another is to look at the host of ways that feminism has actually made the world a nicer place to live for everyone. Since Zerlina Maxwell so brilliantly explained how the movement has helped women, let's look at 23 ways it impacted men.
1. It gave our economy a huge, long-lasting boost.
Women's integration in the workforce after World War II translated into massive macroeconomic gains. Given that ladies make up approximately half of the workforce, their integration had huge positive ripple effects in all industries. And we shouldn't stop there: Incorporating even more women in the workforce can help keep our economy vibrant.
According to the Economist, the empowerment of career women is one of the most defining changes in the industrialized world: "Goldman Sachs calculates that, leaving all other things equal, increasing women's participation in the labor market to male levels will boost GDP by 21% in Italy, 19% in Spain, 16% in Japan, 9% in America, France and Germany and 8% in Britain."
2. It helped men achieve better relationships and more satisfying sex.
3. It successfully overturned laws that discriminate against men.
4. It made life a little easier for single men.
5. It expanded the possibility of more sexy time opportunities.
6. It gave men more reproductive control through abortion legalization.
7. It triggered the FBI to change the definition of rape to include men.
8. It gave men some well-deserved time off from work.
rest here.
23 Ways Feminism Has Made the World a Better Place for Men - Mic