Gender identities impact men as well. A typical man in the Indian society is expected to be the following:

Strong and successful

There has also been greater recognition that both men and women are constrained by the dominant gender identities. For instance men in patriarchal societies feel they must be strong and successful. It is not, manly, to express oneself emotionally. A gender-just society would allow both men and women to be free. This ofcourse rests on the idea that for true freedom to grow and develop injustices of all kind have to end