Dan Repacholi, the re-elected Hunter MP, has been named to an envoy role responsible for men’s health after starting some national conversations on that issue in his first term
I can’t recall they’re being a minister or special envoy for men’s health before. Is this a first?
eureka@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Yeah I’m glad they’re leaving too. (Not that I have more faith in their replacement)
As far as I can tell, yes. It’s a new position and I see no evidence of any similar one before it.
Honestly, about bloody time - any gender study student worth their salt should be able to tell you a few of the issues uniquely facing men and how they impact society. The implied ideas that men are just the default, or that mens issues are just common sense to the man-dominated parliament, or that patriarchy doesn’t hurt men too, are all harmful to our society.
Fun little USA fact: the feminist movement played an core role in updating the FBI definition (used in statistics) of ‘rape’, which now acknowledges male victims as a result of their campaign. Men’s liberation and feminism have plenty of shared interests and succeed best as parallel and complimentary movements, or where applicable, as one umbrella movement.