Men, gender, and privilege 1/6: Privilege is “systematically conferred advantages individuals enjoy by virtue of their membership in dominant groups”. Male privilege is the flipside of female disadvantage. xyonline.net/content/undoin… 
Men, gender, and privilege 2/6: Privilege often is invisible to those who receive it. So while some men acknowledge that women are disadvantaged, they are less willing to recognise that they are correspondingly privileged. xyonline.net/content/undoin…
Men, gender, and privilege 3/6: Privilege is normalised. Privileged lives become the dominant norm. The dominant group’s characteristics become the basis for measuring success. Men are seen as “normal”, the norm is unmarked, and men are seen as representative of all humanity
Men and privilege 4/6: Privileged groups have a sense of entitlement to the privileges they enjoy. And they are often shocked and angered when these are denied or challenged. ‘Internalised domination’: they reinforce oppression without seeing themselves as oppressive.
Men, gender, and privilege 5/6: Men “do dominance” in public sector institutions and workplaces in various ways. Prevent & resist women’s entry. Use women’s presence to construct masculinities and men’s privilege, e.g. to emphasise gender differences, raise men’s status, etc.
Men, gender, and privilege 6/6: Men can undo privilege by adopting traitorous identities and practices. Learn to see the world through the experiences of the oppressed. Recognise intersections among forms of dominance and subordination. Etc. xyonline.net/content/undoin…
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