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A Letter from Men…to Men: Stand Up For Women’s Reproductive Rights!
It’s painful to admit that I have fallen short, missed the mark—that I have not been a better ally to women in the struggle to maintain their reproductive rights.
One Way Men Can Help Close the Gender Wage Gap
The Father of a Daughter initiative provides tangible actions men can take to bring about change in the workplace for their daughters, working female spouses and female colleagues, helping to minimize the gender wage gap.
Father’s Day Present Worth Unwrapping: Overdue Policy Advice
Fathers and father figures are doing—and are expected to do—more of the child care and housework. But this revolution is highly unequal. “State of America’s Fathers 2016” suggests how lawmakers can help fix that.
Fathers Should Act Like Fathers, Not Mr. Moms
“Father knows best” is long gone. But in an era of shifting gender roles, the maternalization of child care doesn’t make sense either. For Father’s Day, let’s celebrate the complementary role that both parents play, with separate but equally fine styles.
‘Masculinity Myth’ Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress
Work-family imbalance stories focus on women, but men these days are juggling the roles of partner, earner and parent just as much. We need more recognition of this fact to get employers to take this issue more seriously.
Arab Men’s Masculinity, Fatherhood in Flux
Men’s reproduction, fatherhood and manhood are shifting in the Middle Eastern region, says Marcia C. Inhorn in the book “The New Arab Man: Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and Islam in the Middle East.” In this excerpt she shares Hamza’s story.
Daughters Too Benefit from Influence of Good Dads
When Peggy Drexler’s daughter went to work with her husband at his clothing retailer, she saw how it transformed her. In this Father’s Day excerpt from her book “Our Fathers, Ourselves,” Drexler raises questions about the influence fathers may have on their daughters.
Father’s Day: Let’s Celebrate Some Good Guys
With all the sensationalist sex scandals engulfing high-profile men in recent weeks, Rob Okun says Father’s Day offers a chance to celebrate the men who aren’t getting so much notice, but are quietly upholding their end of things.
Guys in Snuglis Do the Real ‘Manning Up’
Sarah Palin has been mocking the masculinity of male rivals and opponents and by extension men across the country. Caryl Rivers says give guys a break. They are “manning up” just fine by spending more time with the kids and second shift.
