Men's Rights Movement

[Rev. Rye]

Is there a societal reason behind that though?

Autism disproportionately affects men

Yes, but the current consensus is that autism is a neurological disorder that comes about because some genes fuck up somewhere during development. Autism does not come into being because of pressures put on men. Literally all the evidence points towards it being something you're born with. Implying autism is a men's issue is like saying colorblindness is a men's issue. Yes, it's more common in men, but it's not really something that happens because of social problems that need redress (unless you're talking about aborting babies that get tested prenatally and test positive for genetic disorders, which, as a Catholic, I highly doubt you support).

Back to the OP, I believe ideally, there would be women's rights movements and men's rights movements which complement each other and possibly put checks and balances on each other when they get too far out there. The problem is we don't live in that ideal world. We have feminism, which often has goals I can get behind, but can frequently get into some questionable territory. #believewomen is a good example; if a woman is talking about being sexually harassed or assaulted, it's usually a good bet they're telling the truth. However, people have the tendency to go overboard with this, demanding people take every account of harassment or assault as gospel truth without investigating further into it (see "A Rape on Campus" for just one example, or the outcry over Jian Ghomeshi's acquittal for another) and if you think one should investigate a claim before ruining another person's life, you're part of the problem that ensures that it keeps happening. Unfortunately, the vast majority of men's rights groups out there (sites like The Good Men Project and The Art of Manliness are the exception, to the extent that the latter counts as a rights group and not just a reconstruction of old-fashioned masculinity while minimising the worst aspects) tend to be wretched hives of scum and villainy, and even if they don't start out that way, they tend to attract the sort of audience who hates feminism and just want to see women suffer. Bring up sexual assault there, and you're far more likely to find people who believe rape is either not that big a deal, or something of a virtue. Try to bring up the issue of believing women with the sort of nuance I just tried, and you'll quickly find yourself labeled a "mangina" for even bothering to care.