Australia: Sex bias claims by men rise

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'Sex discrimination complaints made by men have outnumbered those from women for the first time, according to figures compiled by the State's Equal Opportunity Commission.

The EOC recorded a surge in the number of sex discrimination allegations last financial year, with men responsible for lodging more than half of them.

Equal Opportunity Commissioner Yvonne Henderson said studies of the complaints indicated that men were becoming more aware of the treatment dished out to them by employers and service providers.

The majority of male complaints related to sex discrimination in the workplace, with the next biggest category relating to entry to premises.

"We have received complaints from men who feel discriminated against because they have been denied entry to bars for wearing attire similar to women," Ms Henderson said.
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Sue Price, spokeswoman for the national group Men's Rights Agency, said she was not surprised by the increase in complaints by men and described it as a "sign of the times".

"The rights of men are ignored when the claims of women are put above those of men," Mrs Price said.

She said society had swung too far in favour of women and men were fighting back.'