[2] In 2023 British MP Nick Fletcher proposed appointing a minister for men,[3] mentioning underachievement in education of males compared to females and lower rates of university enrolment for 18-year-old males.
He said that a strategy should be created to address male victims of domestic and sexual violence and improving education.
[4] Writing for The Guardian, Martha Gill disagreed with Fletcher, criticising the idea of having a minister for a dominant group.
[5] In 2016 David Seymour, leader of the ACT Party, expressed concern that there was a Minister for Women but not one for men.
[6] In 2023 far-right political activist Brian Tamaki has suggested appointing a Minister for Men.