“The media regularly rave about “new masculinities” and “new fathers”, suggesting that such unprecedented phenomena would herald the end of inequalities between men and women,” writes Francis Dupuis-Déri in his most recent essay, Men and feminism. However, the essayist is not convinced of this announced ending. Carefully, he searches history and identifies cases of men who have been, to a certain point, sensitive to gender equality. These historical recurrences incite distrust – many have turned their heads – and, above all, raise a fundamental question: “ [P]why do we think that profeminist men represent a new phenomenon, if they have been around for centuries? » The researcher then attempts to understand the motivations that push men towards feminism, as well as the pitfalls that await this vast project. Thorough, sensitive and clear-sighted, his demonstration results in a “Little guide to disempowerment”, a sort of preaching of good behavior which, with a moralizing tone, breaks with the eloquence and openness of the essay. Small downside on an inspiring scope.
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