It is fair to say that today’s society has progressed significantly with regards to gender equality. Sexism is widely and correctly regarded as derogatory and has no reason to exist in the workplace or anywhere for that matter.

However, it is clear that equality has become a somewhat one-sided affair in universities. It would appear that male students are not given the same care or attention for issues that predominantly affect them.

Last Thursday, the Durham Student Union voted against ratifying the Men’s Issues Awareness Society citing "intersectional feminism is a core value of this Union and the Men’s Issues Awareness Society (MIAS) contravenes this".