For reference, I deleted a comment which said, "Personally I believe nobody benefits from abuse, because it is not a zero-sum game." or something very close to that.
For me sexism implies discrimination, and discrimination implies abuse. But it's kind of a side topic, so I'll try to stick to sexism.
The reason I think nobody benefits from sexism is that I don't look at it as simply man vs. woman. The healthiest situation is where a man and woman have a balanced relationship with each other. If a man takes some of the woman's power (by abusing his own), that relationship is weakened. Thus, although he may have more power, he actually loses overall because the cost of his imbalanced relationship with her more than offsets the gain in power. That's all I mean. Extrapolate from this as much as you like, ultimately I believe that relationships are what matter.
For me sexism implies discrimination, and discrimination implies abuse. But it's kind of a side topic, so I'll try to stick to sexism.
The reason I think nobody benefits from sexism is that I don't look at it as simply man vs. woman. The healthiest situation is where a man and woman have a balanced relationship with each other. If a man takes some of the woman's power (by abusing his own), that relationship is weakened. Thus, although he may have more power, he actually loses overall because the cost of his imbalanced relationship with her more than offsets the gain in power. That's all I mean. Extrapolate from this as much as you like, ultimately I believe that relationships are what matter.