R.F. Doyle

In the following viewpoint, R.F. Doyle asserts that men are denigrated and discriminated against by society. He contends that the government, feminists, the media, and others have fostered this bias by championing the causes of women through antimale laws and unbalanced reporting on men’s and women’s issues. As a result, Doyle argues, men have been disparaged and unfairly characterized as oppressors. Doyle is the founder and president of the Men’s Defense Association, an organization that seeks to improve the rights of men, particularly in the divorce courts. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Liberator, the magazine of the Men’s Defense Association.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Doyle, how have social workers exacerbated anti-male bias?
2. Why does the author consider feminism...