Summary

Bibi van der Zee’s article, “A feminist’s guide to raising boys” begins with van der Zee admitting that she used to think she understood feminism, but that her perspective changed when she became a mother of three sons. She says that when she was asked to write an article about what it means to be a feminist and raise boys, she was sure she would have a good time. However, her interactions with her family while researching the issue forced her to change her perspective. 

The first point van der Zee talks about is how certain sources on the Internet can influence young boys with misogynistic ideas. She gives the example of her youngest son, who had read on the internet that 58% of rape accusations were false, a number that was far greater than the official statistics. Van der Zee recommends that parents talk about questionable sites with their children, insisting on the need to fact-check them.

Van der Zee then elaborates on how she came to truly unders...