how come there isn't a category for men's studies!?

Question

just wondering!

yes, i am new! [well to women's studies anyway] how could you tell!? lol i just searched how many people have asked this too. its mad! i guess i was just throwing away points! *sorry*

Answer 1

Don't ever be sorry for asking a legitimate, heart felt question. You were not to know.
The simple fact of the matter is that the idea of Tertiary Education Facilities conducting "Women's Studies" classes has been around since the time of the French Revolution. Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley (1759 -97) championed the idea of 'institutes of Learning for Women' during the 1780's.
Both Feminist (Women's) Studies and Masculinity Studies have been freely available since the 1970's. One of the first of these "Men's" study groups was "The Men's Studies Task Group" of "The National Organization of Men Against Sexism". (NOMAS). Any Feminist (not Genderist) worth her salt could have told You this.
That should give you something to research.
Cheers, Ashleigh.

I gave You a star for Your efforts.

Answer 2

Men's studies are ongoing in all places of learning - they are called History, Philosophy, Economics. Psychology, Architecture, Medicine etc., Wherever men are gathered together at the top of any institution, they are studying themselves, & making rules for both sexes.

Physical research into obesity has been done for over 20 years in Norway & 10 years in Egypt, but only in men. There has been none in women.

A permanent cure for cervical cancer would be for men to wash their member before intercourse. We are too squeamish to insist so the medical profession leaves it to us. I only raise it here because it's what women should know.

Answer 3

You must be new here. This question has been asked so many times that we might as well have the answer posted on the front page.

Anyway, there is no Men's Studies because men haven't had to overcome nearly as many hardships as women have on account of gender. This is the same for all majority groups, which is why you'll never see White Studies or straight-pride parades.

Answer 4

Men's studies are not traditional social sciences subject... I assume that is why it isn’t included here. Women’s study was formed because historically education was intended and presented for men and from a man’s point of view.

Answer 5

Women's studies is the study of social, political and religious issues that affect women.

Men's studies is the study of social, political and religious issues that affect men, for example male psychology, men's and father's rights, masculine spirituality, models and roles of masculinity, contemporary issues facing men, early childhood development, new roles for fathers, the modern family, gender and power, the challenge of marriage, issues in men's physical health, gender and politics, ancient and modern rites of passage, life stages, family violence, men in literature, war and trauma, the men's movement, new models of male leadership, and issues in male sexuality.

I do not know why there is no men's studies in Yahoo! Answers.
Globally though, topics are changing from women's studies to gender studies. Perhaps Yahoo! could change the name of this section to gender studies to make it more inclusive, after all, people seem to use this section as a gender studies section anyway.

Answer 6

What is there to study? They have two brains, one upper, one lower and they cannot operate at the same time. LOL.

Actually I think it is because for so long, history has ONLY focused on men, hence the women's studies being a separate category. Kinda like black history month... it was so long ignored that it needed something of it's own.

Answer 7

Because ALL other studies are men's studies... they all have an androcentric perspective, and it's just now that we're learning that women haven't really had a say in those.