America is a hostile environment for young men. Feminists have long denounced the “patriarchy” and erroneously cited disparate outcomes between men and women as proof that men enjoy vast social, legal, and institutional privileges that enable their success. The long women’s march through the institutions has sought to counterbalance disproportionate representation in various realms, whether on corporate boards or academic faculties.
With the rise of second-wave feminism, scholarships, grants, mentorship programs, and strategic hiring practices have sought to elevate women and entailed denying opportunities to men—even those who were better qualified. The era of “girl boss” feminism convinced young women that they could dismantle the patriarchy by conquering it, and as men were subjugated, they became irrelevant. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle,” feminists cheered, boasting that “the future is female.”
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