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Understanding Men's Participation in Contemporary Feminist Movements

by Payal Soobug

Contemporary feminist movements are mixed gendered but mens participation in them remain low. Many sociological studies have neglected to study mens role and participation in feminist movements and focused mainly on womens position. This thesis builds on social movement theories and previous research conducted within this field. This study aims to reveal factors that motivate mens participation and roles played by them in contemporary feminist movements. Qualitative interviews are used for data collection. The data indicate that mens role in feminist movements is designated to support the movements. Factors that motivated them to participate in the movements include; rational, network and political motivations.