http://misandry-mermaid.tumblr.com/post/49132216263/on-misandry-being-real-and-not-being-real

This post talks about misandry, but since misandry and “reverse sexism” are used almost interchangeably, it’s a good resource. This tidbit is, I think, the most important in answering your question:

“For misandry to actually be a real belief system with real consequences, it would need to be an institutionalized practice. There would have to be a centuries-old system in place in which men are treated as inferior to women, by women (as well as men with “internalized misandry”). And there is no human society in which that is true.

Sexism = prejudice + power

For misandry to be a legitimate threat to men, there would have to be a consistent pattern of discrimination against men BY women. If misandry were real, men would be suffering from lower pay for equal work, disproportionate objectification, dehumanization, and lack of representation in the media, discriminatory reproductive laws, being regularly told how to modify behavior in order to not be victimized by criminals, and being blamed and shamed after falling victim to a serious sex crime. And all those things would need to be enforced by women. It is true, there are some effects of patriarchy in place by which men do not benefit; in fact they are harmed by them. But those systems generally reinforce gender roles and are in place overwhelmingly because other men (namely wealthy, white men) wrote and enforce those laws.”

