Reason One: Giving Up is Hard to Do
I’m a strong believer that men gain a huge amount from feminism. It’s been a theme of my writing and public speaking for thirty years (including in my new book, co-written with Michael Kimmel, The Guy’s Guide to Feminism.)
But, [...]
Continue reading →What do the Pope, Republican Rick Perry, and Attila the Hun have in common? It appears they’ve all written rave reviews for my new book The Guy’s Guide to Feminism
Co-written with Michael Kimmel, it’ll be in bookstores across Canada and the US by early November.
It’s an A-Z book, at times serious but full [...]
Continue reading →In countries around the world, we’re witnessing one of the greatest and swiftest changes in human history: in the course of a couple of generations we are redefining what it means to be a father. In a growing number of countries, young fathers not only expect to, but want to, play a central role in [...]
Continue reading →Michael’s November 2009 interview n Rome for the United Nation’s agency, the International Fund for Agarian Development (IFAD). 5 minutes
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Continue reading →On campuses throughout North America, there are groups of male students who are speaking out against dating violence and in support of gender equality. It’s not always an easy job. For one thing, they up against a ton of fear. Of what? Fear among most guys of not being one of the guys.
They also face a [...]
Continue reading →The war and now the occupation of Iraq is indeed about oil and the arms industries; it is about a particularly nasty dictator; it is about who controls the Middle-east, and about the long-held political agenda of a small circle in the United States who happen to control the White House. All true, but it [...]
Continue reading →In the years since Penguin published my book, “Cracking the Armour,” I’ve been gratified by the positive responses and kind comments I’ve received from so many people. But I’ve wanted to find a way to make it available more broadly around the world.
Now, I’m pleased to offer it for you to download, in PDF [...]
Continue reading →Many countries in the western world seemed to have rediscovered fatherhood. We see fathers in movies and on television, in advertisements and newspaper articles: men are cooing to babies, playing with their kids, spreading advice to the next generation, and getting in touch with their own dads.
It might get a bit corny at times, [...]
Continue reading →This article first appeared in Finnish in Pelastakaa Lapset in the summer of 1998
Many countries in the western world seemed to have rediscovered fatherhood. We see fathers in movies and on television, in advertisements and newspaper articles: men are cooing to babies, playing with their kids, spreading advice to the next generation, and getting [...]
Continue reading →Guys Guide to Feminism…The Talk

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