male-friendly

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

male-friendly (comparative more male-friendly, superlative most male-friendly)

  1. Easy for men and boys to use or enjoy.
    • 2003, Herbert Grossman, Classroom Behavior Management for Diverse and Inclusive Schools, →ISBN:
      Taking this caveat into consideration, a male-friendly educational approach may help boys who do have male-typical learning and behavioral styles to experience success and stay out of trouble in school. In a male-friendly educational approach, lecturing and other instructional techniques that require passivity and silent listening are minimized.
    • 2018 January 25, Amelia Gentleman, “Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power”, in the Guardian[1]:
      For Fairbairn, this event just stands at the extreme end of a spectrum of male-friendly business socialising, a culture that explicitly or implicitly excludes women, and that has for decades smoothed the path of male advancement.