Additionally S.D.,
And I mean this with all due respect, but why do you get all bent out of shape when someone suggest that there might just be a bias against men in western culture? Now I'm not saying that women are without their plights. There is indeed a "good ole boy" network at play in the U.S., especially in smaller southern companies that probably contribute to a wage gap to an extent. Additionally I know some women have to "flirt" to make it in certain industries, but in many they don't, and in many progressive U.S. companies, women are paid just the same and pride themselves on women's advancement.
However to say that men always have the upper hand and never experience prejudice, injustice, a bias against them just because they're men is just plain wrong. What's worse, is when a man opens his mouth about it in these modern times, everyone just jumps up and points a finger at him and sarcastically says things like "just like a MAN... always a VICTIM!" "it's always about MEN"" Men aren't allowed to speak in their defense, lest they are chastised and be told to "shut the hell up", "you're just a man! Get over it!"
I've seen the phrase "man up" used by quite a few angry feminist when God forbid a man find himself on the loosing end of a already biased situation against him.
Now I'll grant that much of this is man's own fault because he is "too manly" to stand up and demand change and fairness, but that doesn't change the issue that it still happens.
Here's an actual example. A coworker was telling me a story the other day about how he got rear ended by a cute teenage girl while he was sitting at a stop light. A full on impact. The investigation revealed that the girls cell phone was laying in the floor board of the drivers seat with a text bubble active.
You know what happened to the girl? Not a damned thing! The Tennessee cop didn't even press charges. Wonder how that would have went down if it were a man texting?
If a cop is called to a domestic dispute between a man and a woman, if the woman is beating on the man, the officers will "counsel the woman" politely, maybe take her in to cool off and to seek help. If a man even so much as blocked her attack (thus requiring him to make physical contact with her), he will be wrestled to the ground, cuffed, and dragged to jail.
You might find this interesting, if you're open minded enough to believe that not all women are faultless:
http://abusedmen.com/the-whole-truth-about-domestic-violence/
So why not just stop it? It seems every time somebody has the audacity to suggest that males might just be at a disadvantage on a matter, an army of feminist line up to put the proverbial duck tape over the speakers mouth, as if to suggest that a man isn't even allowed to speak in his own defense.
I tried being a feminist. I keep getting kicked out of their club when I mention some man who got the short end of the stick on a matter, as though to even suggest such a thing is a blaspheme among them (feminist). So f__k 'em... I don't even care anymore. Besides, they have a world of support, virtually all politicians, all judges, all matters of law, over half the population, etc, etc... they don't need the likes of me anyway...
EDIT: Rather than make another post, I'm going to add in this video here that I thought was interesting. The moment I watched it I realized we have a big problem in our culture, and it's being completly ignored. I'm frankly surprised that a major television new organization like ABC even did any coverage on it. You won't find a bigger example of sexist double standards, and more than a few on this site have stories similar...
https://youtu.be/LlFAd4YdQks
--This is why I got off the "feminism train". They've got more than enough support, too much it seems.
The moral of the video? Well it seems if you're being attacked by a woman your only recourse is to run like hell, and hope you still don't arrested anyway. You heard what the cop said... he didn't care about the man. We're on our own guys.