35 Practical Steps Women Can Take To Support Equality for Men

Do 50% (or more) of all work, including repairs, mowing the lawn, and earning money.
Do 50% (or more) of physical work in your home and a proportional share to your job.

Failed already... :/ I live alone(studying in an other city so no job, no earning money...no lawn...).

Consume cultural products based on their artistic and intellectual merits, not their maker's gender.

Done.

Give men space. He deserves a night with the guys!

Done. Long distance relationship...

...but insert yourself into spaces where you can use your femaleness to interrupt sexism against men.

Failed? Not sure... I use anything I can to stop any type of *ism against anyone.

When a woman tells you something is sexist, ask her why and critically evaluate her argument.

Done.

Educate yourself about sexual consent and remember that maleness is NOT consent - you need to ask too, ladies!

Done.

Be responsible for contraception, because your contraceptive options are less visible than your partner's.

Done.

Get all officially recommended vaccines, obviously.

Done.

Put respect before politics: If you and your male partner get married, and having a common surname with your spouse is important to either of you, don't expect him to change his surname just for gender-political reasons.

Done. (In theory when making future plans.)

Advocate paternity leave, family court fairness, and shared parenting so that fathers can be equal parents.

Done.

Pay attention to and challenge informal instances of gender role enforcement without demeaning people who conform to their gender role.

Done. It took me a while to understand what you are saying here though. (non-native)

Be mindful of implicit and explicit gendered power differentials in your intimate/domestic relationships with men, without letting the gender ratio of Congress bias your view of intimate relationships.

Done.

Make sure that honesty and respect guide your romantic and sexual relationships with men.

Done.

Don’t be an online bystander in the face of sexism against men.

What does this mean? Failed I guess?

Be responsible with money in domestic/romantic relationships.

Failed. We have separate finances, but are both responsible with our own.

Never shame your partner when he gets sick or hurt. Don't assume that it was his fault.

Done.

Don’t shame men for healthy expressions of sexual interest. (i.e., Keep your fangs in your mouth and venom to yourself.)

Done. (Who would do that? I don't know anybody who doesn't like the partner showing they find them attractive.)

Pay attention to the sex of experts and key figures presenting information to you in the media only when it is relevant to the reliability of the information - that is, practically never. Pay attention to the ideological agenda of experts and key figures presenting information to you in the media.

Done.

Choose your heroes and role models based on their accomplishments and virtues, not their gender.

Done.

Praise the virtues and accomplishments of men in your life to others.

Done.

Have integrity with your female friends. (i.e., Don’t be “catty.”)

Done? I'm not sure what meaning of integrity you mean here, there are different translations.

Don't assume that every failure to obey you is malicious or lazy. You might actually be nagging.

Done.

Know that acknowledging sexism against men is not enough. Don't let popular opinions about male privilege stop you from doing something about sexism against men.

Done.

Befriend men.

Failed? I get along with men in a friendly way but to become friends with me there needs to be a closer connection... I have "only" 1 real friend the others are "contacts"/people I know and like/enjoy being around. There are man in the latter though a friend is something really special to me... I just found the translation is actually friend or acquaintance... is there a difference? And what is a closer relationship than that?

Choose mentors/leaders based on their talent, leadership, and teaching ability, not their gender.

Done.

When in a romantic relationship, don't expect him to feel about his side of the family the same way that you do about yours.

Done. I hope he doesn't it would be toxic.

Be aware of the social signals sent by your appearance. Obesity and trashy outfits are NOT progress.

Done. Who considers obesity or trashy clothing as progress? Progress from what?

Offer to accompany male friends if they have to walk home alone at night…or in a public space where they may be likely to feel unsafe, remembering that men are especially vulnerable to street violence.

Done? If you consider the "contact" group as friends...

Don't inject feminism into your daily conversations; for Gloria Steinem's sakes we get the idea already! If you must go on about gender all the time at least consider sticking up for men's rights once in a while.

Done. (Who?)

If you have a tendency to behave inappropriately toward men when you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, do not consume drugs or alcohol.

Done.

Be aware of the physical and emotional space you occupy, and don’t take up more space than you need with your purse, perfume, etc. Don't shame men who require extra space to sit comfortably.

Done? I don't blame people for taking the space they need, but using more is rude sometimes. ...so... Why do men need extra space? Shouldn't it be use the space you need instead of use the space you want? Especially in a full subway I don't see why someone, no matter the gender, would be entitled to extra space.

Get your facts straight about income inequality.

Done.

Stop treating maleness as a privilege and femaleness as a disadvantage; recognize that gender privilege cuts both ways.

Done.

Self-identify as a men's advocate.

Done.

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