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Justice for Men & Boys 
To be honest my view is not so encompassing as most of this discussion. There are very well documented issues in education, health(physical and mental ) parental leave, homelessness, family courts and criminal justice. These actually include evidence of illegal direct discrimination which has also been documented in employment, even in the RAF. All enough to keep such a minister busy without even starting on cultural issues of “masculinity” or broader social roles.
I really know nothing about Andrew Tate however it does bring to mind something Michael Kimmel, very much the sort of Male feminist Michael Conroy is, wrote years ago about his training courses going into high schools. He said that in this work the concerns that boys have about the abuse and unfairness they receive should be listened to and not rejected out of hand because “otherwise we’ll be perceived as telling lies”. It seems if it exists (and I’m not convinced) the Tate phenomenon appears to be a reaction as boys teenagers and young men perceive they are being told lies. This is is hardly surprising because as was evident from this discussion the common response was to put the boys “right” rather than engage with their experience. No one I know as a parent says anything different than that boys are still, as was obvious when I was at school 60 years ago, treated more harshly in punishment , always assumed to be at fault, are comparatively rarely praised, will not be believed and will receive lower scores in assessments. Than girls and young women. This alone will make them less than impressed with the idea that its them that are privileged. Curiously I really do think as the feminist ideological project grows in our education system (and becomes the “establishment”) the more younger generations of males will observe the huge gap between their experience and the “lessons”. If they see their teachers telling such obvious lies and ignoring their experience.
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