Men and feminism

Jeff Hearn; Matthias Luterbach; Anika Thym

doi:10.4337/9781035322619.00070

Men and feminism

Jeff Hearn, Matthias Luterbach, Anika Thym

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This entry elaborates on different debates about feminisms and men: firstly, on men's various relations to feminism, such as support for, ambivalence, or antagonism to feminism; secondly, on the place of men within feminisms and feminist movements; and, thirdly, on how feminisms and feminist politics and writing construct men and address men, if at all. It draws on histories of men's involvement with feminism, shifts in the relation of men in (pro)feminism as well as questions and pitfalls in political and academic debates. It promotes an understanding of feminism as opposing masculine domination and sexism, which can be incorporated by all genders. Finally, it discusses ongoing and possible future debates concerning intersectionality, local and global differences and entanglements, and the pluralization or abolition of genders.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Elgar Encyclopedia of Gender and Politics
Editors	Zoe Lefkofridi
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Chapter	63
Pages	343-349
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781035322619, 9781035395125
ISBN (Print)	9781035322602
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035322619.00070
Publication status	Published - 9 Apr 2026

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Name	Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

UN SDGs

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

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