Talk:Man

cultural bias in "Social role" and "Work"

The "Social role" and "Work" segments are biased towards - not necessarily using the exactly correct term here - patriarchal societies. Although in the minority, there are several societies in which women perform most of the roles desribed here as traditionally male and hold the commensurate positions. Someone with no knowledge or experience on the matter would assume from reading this article that the situation described in the article is valid the world over. It should at least be highlighted that the male 'model' and the distribution of roles differ across cultures. 2A02:1810:1402:9C00:E909:ADFD:5ACB:7562 (talk) 08:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Why is Talk:Woman protected?

The protection log is two years old! 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:DD71:523C:3D67:14D2 (talk) 18:44, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Ask at WP:RfPP. Remsense 🌈 论 20:42, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Contentious topics in general, and Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection/Archive/2023/08#Talk:Woman in particular. –RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (talk • stalk) 00:33, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Why are the Man and Woman articles protected?

I want to add the plural template on them. 131.150.163.32 (talk) 02:00, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2026

Change the first sentence in this page to "'Man' is a human gender identity typically attributed to adult human males" ~2026-34044-5 (talk) 12:39, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before creating an edit request. This is a highly contentious topic and an edit will not be made without a full discussion and consensus. Aston305 (complain/compliment) 15:02, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

I would like to see this change Goetia [She/They] (talk) 03:12, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Again, need consensus. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 03:15, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hey Crash! I was going to go looking for you! I'm reviving Wikiproject feminism and thought you seemed like a person who would be interested in that

also, I don't really know about how to get consensus I've never been in this position yknow? so i just added my name as a user who agreed i guess? Not quite sure but if someone could explain I'd be happy to try my best to get a consensus for this change. I'll read the link rn though that Aston sent Goetia [She/They] (talk) 03:31, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh, awesome! I don't especially edit BLPs or articles on people, just mostly things related to my interests and behind-the-scenes work, but I'd love to take a look!

For the consensus part, you can either make an official proposal (with {{RfC}} or the other) or just make a talk page section explaining the changes, etc. The second option is one I do more often, although it can have a smaller range of editors. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 03:41, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the help I'll look into both of those options.

Feminism isn't the exact same as WIR so theres more than just BLPs and I bet we could find something for your behind-the-scenes skills to do if you join but don't feel pressured either way Goetia [She/They] (talk) 20:41, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Patriarchial society

All this part below is a political messaging and should be at least rewritten in a proffesional tone without obvious, blatant agreement with a subjective and more often than not critisized abstract idea of patriarchial society.

[Throughout human history, traditional gender roles have often defined masculinity and men's activities and opportunities, furthering the prevalence of patriarchal society. This makes men have considerable privileges and power, particularly over women, enforcing stringent masculine dominance and hierarchies throughout society. Men are over-represented as both perpetrators and victims of violence. Men often are directed into professions with high mortality rates. Mostly men face conscription into military service. Many religious doctrines stipulate certain rules for men, such as religious circumcision. Critique of the impact of these roles has produced changes toward gender equality, and has been addressed by the diverse men's movement.] ~2026-41214-41 (talk) 06:54, 23 July 2026 (UTC)