men's rights

plural noun

: legal, political, and social entitlements for men promoted usually in direct opposition to feminist legislation and policies for gender equality

These [anti-feminist] podcasts often give men tips about how to be an 'alpha' male and promote the idea that feminism has set back men's rights.

—bbc.com

—often used before another noun

men's rights groups

a men's rights activist

men's rights activism

The men's rights movement began spreading across the country in the early 1960s in response to what activists saw as a "divorce racket" that fleeced men and coddled women.

—Theresa Iker

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above