From Gender-Centric Laws to Human-Centric Justice

Maybe the question is no longer “men vs women,” but “right vs wrong.”

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Every Monday, I usually come here to talk about law.
Not case laws. Not sections thrown around like weapons.
Just law as it exists in real life, messy, human, complicated.

So today, let me ask a slightly uncomfortable question.

Do we really need male-centric laws or female-centric laws anymore?
Or is it finally time we talk about human-centric laws?

Before anyone gets defensive, let me be very clear, this is not an anti-women piece.
This is also not a “men are the real victims” rant.

This is me trying to think honestly, as a law student and as a human being, about where we are now.

Why female-centric laws existed in the first place (and why they were necessary)

Let’s get this straight first.

Female-centric laws did not come out of nowhere.
They were not created to “give women extra power.”
They were created because women historically had none.