masculisms

Noun

masculism (usually uncountable, plural masculisms)

1. (usually) Advocacy of men's rights.
   • […] proposing the development of a counter corrective movement to be called "Masculism" — lady, I thank thee for that word! — a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Men.
     […]
     In his plea for masculism John Macy defies the champions of present-day feminism.1927, Harper's Magazine, volume 153
2. (usually) Support for patriarchy / male domination of women; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.
   • The ages of masculism are now drawing to a close. Their dying days are lit up by a final flare of universal violence and despair such as the world has seldom before seen.1971, Elizabeth Gould Davis, The First Sex, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, ch. 22
3. (usually) Sexism in favor of men.
   • Masculism, the form of sexism practiced in our culture, has many facets, and we shall explore them in Chapter 2. Here we need only say that masculism is in part the mistaking of male perspectives, beliefs, attitudes, standards, values, and perceptions for all human perceptions.1980 February, Sheila Ruth, Issues in Feminism: A First Course in Women's Studies, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, →OL, page 7