“35 PRACTICAL STEPS MEN CAN TAKE TO SUPPORT FEMINISM”
“Part of living in a patriarchal society is that men are not socialized to think about how their habits and attitudes harm women. This list is meant to push men to think more consciously and personally about the direct and indirect effects they have on women, and to think more about how they can contribute to feminism through their lived, everyday practices.”
http://xojane.com/issues/feminism-men-practical-steps
#5 is what chivalry should be. It’s men saying “oh shit, I have privileges in this space that I can use to help women (and men) who are experiencing sexism!” instead of “hey, it makes me feel powerful to casually interrupt this woman’s day to remind her of gender norms” which is how I experience a lot of “chivalry” when I am being called sweetheart by the man who is letting me go up the escalator ahead of him for some reason.
Also #32, I sooooo judge guys who are unconsciously taking up absurd amounts of space (partially out of jealousy that they don’t always have to be hyper aware of where their body is at all times)