Thirteen reasons it is unlucky to be male

11.We fail to protect baby boys from infant circumcision. Each year almost 22,500 boys under the age of four are subjected to painful, sometimes dangerous and life altering surgery without their consent or medical cause. All six major medical societies of Australia have declared that circumcision of newborn males should not be routinely performed. Circumcision has serious risks including infection, haemorrhage, scarring, shock, penile disfigurement, penile amputation, and even occasional death. Three states and two territories have laws that protect little girls from this sort of procedure but there exists nothing to protect little boys.

12.Males lack reproductive rights. Upon becoming pregnant, a woman can choose to have the baby, have an abortion or put the baby up for adoption. A man has no legal right to choose whether to become a father or even to be notified that he has become a father, even if the pregnancy came about via deception.

13.Men are more likely to be homeless. Males are one third more likely to be homeless compared to females, and and twice as likely to be sleeping rough.

Gender equity is not a zero-sum game: let us remember that looking after men and boys does not take anything away from women and girls. If we want to create a world where each child can grow to fulfil their greatest potential, we must care equally about the needs and human rights of both genders.