And almost 100 years on, that is one of the charges still levelled against feminism. Hence our first critic - the embittered male. Take Robert Whiston for example - a member of the United Kingdom Men's Movement, which wants to repeal equal rights for women in Britain. No one makes any effort to make them friendly to men. And schoolteaching too.
Most teachers are women now.
A whole generation is growing up without male input. The defenders of feminism should have no difficulty fending off this kind of attack. Tackling discrimination always risks the charge that things have gone too far in favour of the injured party. However, in some cases feminism goes beyond striving for equality. British social commentator Melanie Phillips believes that legitimate struggle has spawned a sinister conflict between the sexes, which she calls gender-feminism.