So into the fray I jump, because I disagree with one of the premises of the article:
"who believe that men are monsters and women are powerless victims against them"I hardly think that Patty Ireland thinks that men are mosters and women are powerless victims against them. On the contrary, I think Patty Ireland thinks men are powerless to combat the way she, and her NOW gang, can demagogue them, demonize them, shame them and guilt-trip them into empowering her and her organization.
You look at the way divorce law and abortion law is crafted in accord with their philosophies. Do you really think she is pushing for gender equity? Hell no. She is pushing for women to benefit, period. And she does this because she thinks men are powerless to stop it (and unworthy of equity themselves).