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"Gendered approach" to international rescue and charity neither new nor limited in scope
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2010-01-30 22:36
It seems the "gendered approach" we are hearing about regarding the efforts to help Haiti is far from new nor is it restricted to just a few charitable organizations, or ones that happen to be run or supported by feminists as such.
Take a look at care.org. I saw an ad on TV just today saying care.org was supporting relief efforts in Haiti and focusing on women and children (see the special Haiti page here). Well if they said they would be focusing on men and children they would probably guess that there would be fewer donations - and alas, they would be right. But how about just saying the people there need help and they are providing it? No, it needs to be about "women and children" - again. There are counter-examples of charitable groups not openly stating that they seek to help "women and children" - for example, Plan International USA says it seeks to help "children and their families".
They are bringing relief to places that need it. That is good. I just wish they and other such groups were at least not misandrist in their approach. I am sure men are gaining benefit as these groups assert, but via the support women are getting. But why is it that men need to be getting support via women instead of just getting it because they are human beings? I am guessing it is because people in general simply don't see men as fit targets of compassion, and neither do these relief organizations.
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The solution is simple -- stop donating to anti-male orgs
It is easy -- don't donate to organizations that discriminate again men and encourage everyone you know to boycott them as well.
manonthestreet I have
manonthestreet
I have stopped donating to charities a long time ago with just one exception. I give to a charity that helps homeless men on the street.
I have emailed both Care and
I have emailed both Care and Plan International USA to let them know that I will not be donating to any organizations that perpetuate misandry and continue to imply female inferiority through a "women and children" first philosophy. I also emailed OxFam with the same information last week (they even replied). The RED program from a few years ago was the same way. In that case, I also wrote letters to all of the companies that were sponsoring the campaign to let them know that my family and I will not be shopping at their stores until they drop the misandry.
These organizations will continue to work this way until it starts hitting them where it hurts: the pocket book. And by all of us spending a few minutes letting them know - even via email - we are letting our voices be heard.
Incidentally, it turns out, though they make it less obvious, Plan International still focuses on women with their microfinance opportunities:
https://www.planusa.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/396755
It would be great to start building a list of pro-male vs. anti-male charities. I'm starting to do that myself, but it is time that we put this out somewhere where everyone can see. I would even provide links to the charities that do not support equal rights.
It has gotten worse.
It has gotten worse. According to this article on CNN.com, men are now being denied food.
Women only food line
Well, in a past thread I did mention that I had more to say about charities and Haiti.
I do still stand by what I said in the past, as I believe the whole point in charity and advocacy groups are to have a special interest. Men are free to create a advocacy group such as MANN and no outsiders can tell you that you have to post an equal number of pro-female articles. So every charity has the right to focus on their special interest wile excluding others.
I have an aunt that is donating to the Humane Society as she has always done. In a way that means she is putting a dog's life above a human's life because she is not donating to the Haiti relief fund.
You could go on and on arguing about which charity in the world is most worthy.
In a past thread I also said that if these pro-female charities are openly excluding men from supplies or services that would benefit them, then you have my complete support.
Well, I never thought I would see a "women only" food line. I am fine with a person's personal choice to give to a charity over another but to actively discriminate or exclude men from food in this situation is outrages.
I am completely supportive of fighting this type of discrimination.
PS- I am responding to the link Lance provided in the post above.
Yep, there too
The feminists have made infiltrating charities and NGOs a priority for about 20 years. For one thing, non-profits are one of the few things a women studies degree is good for. They turn up in the strangest places, e.g.