When men insist on "protecting" women, what they're really doing is forcing women to be dependent on men. And men want women to be dependent on them, because then women can be forced to do the work of taking care of men.

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I’ve been ghosted by 2 gen z potential babysitters so far and can confirm it’s both perplexing and frustrating. We hammer out rates and times over text and then when I ask to set up a meet and greet, it’s radio silence.

“She was a high school student and there were witnesses.”

prednisone is a miracle drug and I will KOOL AID MAN my way through the wall of anyone that disagrees.

an evergreen reminder that any adult man that thinks that sleeping with teenagers makes him Casanova is pathetic and should be mocked relentlessly.

What's next for survivor's of Peru's forced sterilization program? I discuss in my latest for World Politics Review: worldpoliticsreview.com/forced-sterili…

Can't wait to read this!

My latest with World Politics Review, on gender apartheid in Afghanistan worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

Women bear the heaviest burden of the Taliban’s gender apartheid policies. But they have negative impacts on men, too, and the fight against those policies must engage as allies men who will also be harmed, Hilary Matfess writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

Afghanistan’s “gender apartheid” policies affect men, too. Hilary Matfess explains how Taliban rules govern male appearance and behavior. Such an important perspective! #HumanRights World Politics Review Hilary Matfess worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

While women bear the brunt of Afghanistan’s gender apartheid, it also has negative implications for men as well. As Hilary Matfess writes, the fight against those policies must engage as allies men who will also be harmed. worldpoliticsreview.com/afghanistan-ta…

My latest with World Politics Review on the Pelicot trial, men's silence, and the persistence of rape culture: worldpoliticsreview.com/gisele-pelicot…

Gisele Pelicot took down a rape circle in France. But Hilary Matfess explains the women like Gisele need men to help end “rape culture.” #HumanRights Hilary Matfess World Politics Review worldpoliticsreview.com/gisele-pelicot…

“Because we live in a patriarchal system that systematically degrades women and subordinates them to men, it is not enough for women to speak out against rape culture,” Hilary Matfess writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/gisele-pelicot…

“Hegseth’s remarks play well to Trump’s base, but they aren’t just for public consumption. They have real implications for the well-being of US servicewomen, as well as for women in countries where the US military is active,” Hilary Matfess writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/us-military-he…

As Korbel Professor Hilary Matfess explains in World Politics Review, the failure to integrate gendered concerns into disaster recovery efforts can intensify existing inequalities and women’s vulnerabilities. worldpoliticsreview.com/gender-inequal…

As promised, I ran a 5k in my senior prom dress because 1500 people downloaded my Cambridge Element. Now: If 500 people preorder my new book ('Putting Women in their Place: Gender, Power, and World Politics' tinyurl.com/bdhujnhj), I'll run the DU 2025Crimson Classic 5k in it.