To be honest I'm in two minds about this. In one sense why shouldn't men have a support group at work. Well! Because it endorses the whole Victim narrative for a start. Are you pushing back or are you just joining in? For me if positive masculinity means anything, it means being responsible for yourself, and your life choices. The Victim club is the complete antithesis of personal responsibilty. So by all means start your group but take responsibility. Don't ask anyone's permission. What would you do if they said, "No." Meekly apologise and go back to your desk?
And if you are going to ask anyones permission for anything then HR should be last on the list!
To be honest I'm in two minds about this. In one sense why shouldn't men have a support group at work. Well! Because it endorses the whole Victim narrative for a start. Are you pushing back or are you just joining in? For me if positive masculinity means anything, it means being responsible for yourself, and your life choices. The Victim club is the complete antithesis of personal responsibilty. So by all means start your group but take responsibility. Don't ask anyone's permission. What would you do if they said, "No." Meekly apologise and go back to your desk?
And if you are going to ask anyones permission for anything then HR should be last on the list!