Men's rights movement
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The men's rights movement (MRM) or men's rights activism (MRA) movement is a branch of the men's movement that diverged from the men's liberation movement in the early 1970s. Men's rights activists (MRAs) focus on social issues such as homelessness or suicide among men, which they say adversely impact men or is caused by structural discrimination against men. Other common topics of male discrimination discussions include family law, such as child custody, alimony and marital property distribution; reproduction; domestic violence against men; criminal sentence length; false accusations of rape; circumcision; education; conscription; social safety nets; and health policies.
Many scholars describe the movement or parts of the movement as a backlash against feminism. Sectors of the men's rights movement have been described by scholars and commentators as misogynistic, hateful, and, in some cases, as advocating violence against women. In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center categorized some men's rights groups as being part of a hate ideology under the umbrella of male supremacy while stating that others "focused on legitimate grievances". UN Women has listed movements encompassing “men’s rights” among anti-rights movements that frame equality for women and LGBTIQ+ people as a threat.