First came the web users Forocoches with those endless threads of the purest brother-in-lawismAs social media has grown, so has the rise of... influencers antifeministswho make money by leading the backlash against machismo and misogyny, promoting hostility towards feminists and proclaiming that "violence has no gender." So great is the influence of these men—who claim to fight for "men's rights"—that the UN has issued a warning about the dangers of their power. machosphere (also known as manosphere)) when it comes to attracting younger generations.

"I thought I had married an egalitarian man." The words of a professional woman, mother of four young children, echo in a room where they are discussing... forms of neomachismo“My husband,” the witness continues, “is a caregiver, a present father, he participates in the work, but he’s selfish and prioritizes his own time.” Later, she adds that it took her a while to realize these behaviors and states that, after sharing it with friends, she’s seen that her partner’s case is not uncommon. Men who feel “allied” with the feminist cause end up perpetuating patriarchal patterns. “They feel attacked and don’t embrace change,” she summarizes before an audience that understands the sentiment but also doesn’t want to be swayed by reality, much less by pessimism.

Born in the fourth wave of feminism, Me Too and egalitarian policies, teenage boys and girls who are now in high school are more separated than their parents were at the same age. Feminism has been a hardship for them, because they maintain that it is points to everyone as aggressors And in the end, they end up discriminated against because everything is done to favor women. Girls, on the other hand, assume that feminism means equality, but to maintain coexistence with their peers, they reject positions they consider radical.