So called "women's issues" are pretty much universally caused by men and by patriarchal society. Men's problems are also caused mostly by other men and by patriarchal society. That doesn't mean women never do anything wrong or never behave badly, but systemic societal societal issues are mostly not caused by women (unless you are talking about white women and racism - but that too is caused by the patriarchal dominance hierarchy system). This is not because men are evil or inherently problematic but because of the way that men are socialized to behave and how dominating others to stay at the top of the social hierarchy has robbed so many of them of empathy. It drives violence in our culture (and others) against women but also against other men - against anyone who is not strong enough to subjugate others in order to preserve their own position. It's a fucked up system that is harming men, and absolutely everyone else as well. But most men as so addicted to the ever-waning aspects of patriarchy that give them privilege that they won't face this or even acknowledge it.
"Throughout this essay I stressed that feminist advocates collude in the pain of men wounded by patriarchy when they falsely represent men as always and only powerful, as always and only gaining privileges from their blind obedience to patriarchy. I emphasized that patriarchal ideology brainwashes men to believe that their domination of women is beneficial when it is not:
Often feminist activists affirm this logic when we should be constantly naming these acts as expressions of perverted power relations, general lack of control of one’s actions, emotional powerlessness, extreme irrationality, and in many cases, outright insanity. Passive male absorption of sexist ideology enables men to falsely interpret this disturbed behavior positively. As long as men are brainwashed to equate violent domination and abuse of women with privilege, they will have no understanding of the damage done to themselves or to others, and no motivation to change.
Patriarchy demands of men that they become and remain emotional cripples. Since it is a system that denies men full access to their freedom of will, it is difficult for any man of any class to rebel against patriarchy, to be disloyal to the patriarchal parent, be that parent female or male."
Hooks, Bell. The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (p. 27). Atria Books. Kindle Edition.
