In Good Will Toward Men Kammer interviews 22 women involved in the men's and women's movements about what has gone wrong with feminism. His questions are not criticizing feminism, but questioning what exactly made feminism go in the wrong direction. He states his purpose in writing the book is "to help defuse tensions between women and men," which I believe makes his book worth reading and an example of what every book on feminism should be supported by.

Some of the many important issues that he discusses are the victim mentality, women's unrealistic expectations of men, roots of patriarchy, women's prejudices toward men, issues facing fathers, domestic violence against men, false accusations of rape, sexual harassment in the Navy, and American attitudes toward divorced fathers.

Kammer in no way uses his book to say men are better than women. He doesn't say that the women's movement should have never happened either. In addition, the men's and women's movements are not compared by Kammer. The needed criticism of the women's movement was stated by Laurie Ingraham, director and owner of the Addictive Relationships Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin, when she said, "The women's movement went to an extreme of saying that the only way women can become empowered is by putting men down."

Besides interviewing excellent sources of these powerful social movements, Kammer brings to light one feminist who all men should know. This feminist is Karen DeCrow, former president of the National of Organization for Women. She assisted the Fathers' Rights Association of New York State in suing the city of Syracuse and the local Department of Aviation for not having baby changing rooms in the men's restrooms. As a result of her work with FRA, the Syracuse airport has provided changing rooms in the men's restrooms and a gender neutral changing room since 1984. This may seen like a very small accomplishment, but this lawsuit brought to light something called men's issues also exists.

Another important figure he interviews is Jane Chastain, the nation's first female sportscaster. She points out that working with men is not as bad as feminists make it seem. She says in GWTM, "It absolutely amazes me that the men have not demanded fairness. I think it shows that men have more respect for women than sometimes women do for men. And I think that's really a sad commentary. It makes me embarrassed for my sex, quite frankly."

Kammer is not trying to add more fuel to the fire with his book. All his questions demand the answers in understanding the current feminist movement and how we can make men and women work together peacefully. By allowing each woman to speak freely as she wants without being edited, Kammer gives the readers the opportunity to see why men must not be shut out and why a men's movement needs to become a strong influence in our society.

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