Michael Flood

Frequently asked questions about pro-feminist men and pro-feminist men's politics

(By Michael Flood. 3rd edition, revised 3 January 2002. First published 30 January 1997.) Who are pro-feminist men?
What do pro-feminist men believe?
How do men come to be pro-feminist?
What do pro-feminist men want?
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Dodgy methods and bogus statistics

Men's rights groups use flawed methodology to make false claims about the impact of fatherlessness. In Fatherhood and Fatherlessness (Australia Institute, Discussion Paper No. 59, November, pp. 21-23) Michael Flood reveals the junk science behind the National Fatherhood Forum's claim that "boys from a fatherless home are 14 times more likely to commit rape".

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International Men's Day: An open letter of rejection

Why International Men's Day is a bad idea. There are a number of important problems with International Men’s Day: IMD offers a false parallel to International Women’s Day. IMD invites a conservative understanding of gender relations. IMD potentially alienates services and organisations that might otherwise support measures aimed at improving men’s wellbeing or service responses to men. There are better ways to achieve the same goals. IMD may be ineffective at engaging men.
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Loss and Love

Learning to offer sympathy rather than advice, to avoid dependency, to stop breaking hearts... You can learn a lot in relationships. Michael Flood tells all, in this 1995-96 article. See below for the article, in PDF.
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Sex, porn and conscience - A review of John Stoltenberg's Refusing to be a man

John Stoltenberg's Refusing to be a man is a passionate manifesto for a new male way of being. It's a renunciation of sexual injustice and a call to action for all men of conscience.

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Me? Wanking?

Masturbation: Michael Flood asks the questions.

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