Masculinity

World is Ready for Male-Female Leadership Mix

By John Gerzema ● Uncategorized ● August 29, 2013

Around the globe, people living in a technological age that values high levels of cooperation, communication and trust say they want leaders with both masculine and feminine traits. That’s a key finding of the best-selling “The Athena Doctrine.”

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This Time, a Rwandan Man Listened to Story of Rape

By Joanna Demkiewicz ● Uncategorized ● June 27, 2013

In Rwanda, when women gathered to tell the stories of the rapes they suffered, they often preferred that my male translator kept away. But one day he is there and translates word for word. His reaction shows why rape is not a women’s issue. It belongs to all of us, male and female.

To Stop Violence, Men Must Come Off the Sidelines

By Rob Okun ● Uncategorized ● March 2, 2013

The men who gather in Boston on March 7 are doing the right thing. But we can’t stop the violence against women unless we get all those male bystanders to start jumping in.

Aurora Rampage Shows Dangers of Ignoring Men’s Health

By Rob Okun ● Uncategorized ● July 25, 2012

Behind closed doors in tiny U.S. towns, vast suburban ranch houses and apartments in big cities, many lonely, angry, disconnected men feel helpless, hopeless. These men’s role in massacres, Rob Okun says, means it’s time to talk about male violence.

‘Masculinity Myth’ Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● July 23, 2012

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.

For Fathers, the Personal Is Now Very Political

By Rob Okun ● Arts & Culture ● June 14, 2012

Sometimes a father has a chance to get away with a son and talk and be close. It’s an important form of intimacy, writes Rob Okun, and one that fathers–young and old–should feel free to talk about and share.

‘Neutering of American Male’ Is Same Old Story

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● February 13, 2012

A new, not-for-Valentine’s Day book offers another tired warning about the anti-erotic effects of ambitious women. Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett describe how it follows a long line of related titles and discredited ideas that just won’t go away.

Let’s Talk Turkey About Manhood After Penn State

By Rob Okun ● Arts & Culture ● November 23, 2011

Allegations of child sex abuse at Penn State provide a teachable moment for male sports culture–and the rest of us: Being silent can now get you in trouble. Rob Okun says the NCAA should start running teach-ins about the new game rules straight away.

To Prevent Violence, Insist Men Stop the Abuse

By Rob Okun ● Crime & Law ● August 22, 2011

A recent editorial about a domestic violence murder case in Massachusetts placed the onus on stopping this violence on women. Rob Okun says the responsibility lies with men too, and that it’s time for men to speak up.

Guys in Snuglis Do the Real ‘Manning Up’

By Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● December 17, 2010

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.