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There are probably evolutionary reasons for the existence of the gender empathy gap. Note that if the group identity is supporting a specific football team or serving in a particular combat unit, men show the ‘in-group favouritism’ typical of other group identities, but men don’t tend to help other men just because they are men. This means both men and women tend to prioritise the needs of women more than men. The difference between the degree of empathy for men and women has become known as the ‘ empathy gap’.Įxperimental research in social psychology since the 1970s has found that people tend to favour other people if they are of the same group identity, but since 2004 we have known that male identity is the exception to this rule.
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Empathy has become a topic relevant to male psychology, with various commentators highlighting everyday examples of a of men receiving less empathy than women, even when they experience the same type of problem. At the heart of The Red Pill is an important lesson: it is possible for people to increase their empathy for men.ĭeveloping one’s capacity for empathy is an important part of a person’s social and emotional development, and is linked to helping others and having good relationships. 75% of suicides are male mental health issues due to child access and family court issues) and need help with them. The documentary film The Red Pill follows the psychological development of Cassie Jaye, feminist and Hollywood actress, from being initially sceptical about the good intentions of the men’s rights movement, to someone who begins to see through the myths about men’s rights being about misogyny, until eventually she realises that many men are genuinely facing serious problems (e.g.