I think if you see patriarchy purely as a power imbalance, there’s no question which gender has more of it and it doesn’t make a lot of sense to expect corresponding treatment for men. On the other hand, what I want to see is a society that works well together, with people respecting each other, having equal opportunities to thrive and succeed, participating equally in society, not being divided from each other by their identity, not being pushed into molds and expected to folow certain paths that are unhealthy and not right for them. Men are often given the message that they are strong and important - more important than women and children. That isn’t healthy and it definitely harms women and children - but it also harms those men, as they end up living lives where they don’t experience necessary, healthy human relationships.
Both boys and girls need to be told that they can succeed and be given examples of how to associate with others, how to treat them and what to expect from them. I really don’t get the idea that men who don’t respect women do so because they have too much self-respect, and learning to respect women wouldn’t reduce their self-respect at all. Part of the problem with patriarchy seems to be that people end up with such fragile egos and take that out on others; a series like this can help both men and women to let go of their insecurities, respect others more and be happier with who they are.
