One of the few things I don’t understand from some of my Feminist peers is the exclusion of men from such resources. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of co-writing an author with Glenn Sacks, the premiere critic of family privilege and advocate for father’s rights. In the course of our conversation, he asked why a Feminist like myself would be interested in furthering the rights of men and father’s, and I told him it had everything to do with my believe that Feminism is a human rights issue, calling for total equality, not just pushing women over men.

While writing this article, I found it difficult to utilize resources because you are quite correct; there are not many for men out there. Just about every article acknowledges men struggle with eating disorders, but few could share definitive causes (like are present with an endless number of women’s resources) or even give many famous examples of men who have successfully overcome their disorder.

Hopefully, articles such as mine will not only raise awareness, but encourage a shift in the thought process to treat men’s disorders as seriously as we treat women’s.