The Myth of Patriarchy and the Media Fixation with Andrew Tate

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The Myth of Patriarchy and the Media Fixation with Andrew Tate

June 15, 2026 — Vilified by the international media as the epitome of masculine power, Andrew Tate has been harshly criticized for his views of women (1). But Tate’s reputation as a “cultural influencer” of young men is now being challenged.

Early surveys found that Tate was viewed as a positive role model by only a minority of young men (2). And now, Tate’s limited influence is on the wane.

A 2025 study conducted in the UK found that teenagers described Tate as “dead” or “just a meme now.” (3) More recently, a survey of American men ages 19-29 found that Tate ranked dead last in his appeal to young men (4).

So how did the media become so fixated with Andrew Tate?

In 1970, feminist Kate Millett published Sexual Politics, which framed patriarchy as society’s most fundamental and pervasive concept of power. She claimed that “every avenue of power within the society, including the coercive force of the police, is entirely in male hands.”

But in singling out the “coercive force of the police,” Millett revealed her naiveté about the workings of the criminal system. Research from around the world shows when men and women commit the same crime, the man is more likely to be arrested, charged, and convicted (5). And the woman is let off with the proverbial “slap of the wrist.”

Now it’s time to ask the basic question, “Is there really such a thing as ‘patriarchy’ in Western societies?”

Scientific studies and government surveys reveal that around the world, men are lagging behind women in numerous ways (6):

Lifespan and mental health: Men die approximately five years earlier than women worldwide.
Education: Women now outpace men in college enrollments.
Workplace safety: Men account for 92–95% of workplace fatalities in major industrial economies.
Incarceration: Roughly 10.9 million men are imprisoned worldwide, while female prisoners number less than one million.
Child labor: Boys make up the majority of children engaged in hazardous child labor.
Homelessness: Men comprise an estimated 76% of the global homeless population.
Media framing: A 2006 analysis found that 69% of news coverage of men was unfavorable.

If there really is such a thing as “patriarchy,” we must agree that the all-powerful patriarchs have done a rather poor job in their quest to advantage men.

SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments – is a 501(c)3 organization working to assure due process, fairness, and equal opportunities for men.

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