'But why do we expect men to look after their health if they are always told that society doesn't value them?'

Well, if they don't want to look after their health, that's their prerogative. And as for being told that their society doesn't value them (which is rubbish, but for the sake of argument), just refer them to about a million global facts and figures that prove beyond any doubt that men are valued far more than women in every field of human existence - financially, economically, culturally, politically, personally and physically.

Im left only to ask with ironic intent,

'How could a man write an article containing such good and well-founded common sense?'

It would seem, from the comment regarding mathematicians, some feminists also hold mathemtics in contempt ... which of course is quite a logical position for a feminist and totally illogical if you are a man.

viva la differed!

Peter a truly great article about a subject which needs much more debate.
Killarney, what you say is true. How ever, look in any primary school class room, it's all girls this girls that. Nothing about what boys are good for. Boys have basically created the world to which we live. For better or worse. Pick up any history book and it's mostly about what boys have done. Yet since the feminist movement of the seventies there has been an increasing hammering of boys. Also there is a marked increase in single parent families. Boys, especially, young boys, need to be told that there valued. Not only girls. They both have the same needs. The battle of the sexes was created by women as adults (arguably), lets keep the children out of it.
We are people after all, the sex should not come into it. Only one's ability. Don't encourage girls into science. Encourage people into science. That way the best people will be pushing our sciences. The people will bring there individual talents with them. We need to unite as a species to survive, not squabble between the sexes like misinformed ignorami.

Peter is it by accident that you promote a third gender, when you separate people in the media from men & women. You are right of course, to separate these media people with the least justified high opinion of themselves from the rest of humanity. The rest of us don't deserve to be condemned by association with this separate gender.

It is fortunate indeed that most men are strong enough to continue supporting the weight of society, while deflecting the barbs of the feminists.

Actually I find that most real women can ignore the rabid feminists & their tripe, like water of a ducks back. If ever it becomes otherwise, women & society would be in deep trouble.

Thankfully the current crop of Pollies in power have shown what happens when feminism rules. Incompetence and diaster! The emasculated head nodders have no shame. Bring on the election.

Interestingly the Italian father who is fighting for access to his children said that the family courts in Australia were biased against men and he talked about how the media paint him as some sort of monster.