&gt; Why not help both men and women? Why does one need to be first?<p>I&#x27;m not arguing that we should or should not help some group. I just think that <i>if</i> every instance of disparate impact is assumed to be solely due to discrimination, then we also need to start treating homelessness and the prison-industrial complex as gendered issues disproportionately affecting men.<p>&gt; The APA has found that men are more likely to become substance abusers, which is linked to homelessness and conviction rates.<p>One could (tongue firmly in cheek) argue that this is due to implicit anti-male biases in society.