The BBC published this yesterday. So who did the BBC turn to for comment on this question? An extract:

“However, concerns remain over the idea of establishing a Minister for Men and Boys.

Penny East is chief executive of the Fawcett Society, a charity that campaigns for women’s rights and gender equality.

“There are serious societal issues affecting men and boys that need to be addressed,” East said.

“One of the biggest is online misogyny, how widespread and normalised it has become, and how manipulative men are monetising it.

“If we can solve some of those problems, it helps men and boys and, in turn, helps women and girls, because misogyny is one of the root causes of the problems facing women and girls.

“The government does need to look at this, but would having a minister be the answer? How would they operate?

“It can’t be tokenistic and it can’t be divisive, and we have to get over the idea that it’s ‘us and them’.” “

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