Google the words “cougar sexist” and you’ll pull up enough opinions to keep you busy for quite a while. On one side are women like Kim Cattrall. She is so offended by the term that she refused to pose with a real cougar for a magazine targeting women over 40. The magazine responded by dropping […]
The Role Roundtable is a collaboration between Role/Reboot and the Good Men Project. Nicole: Women have a relatively limited fertility window and men don’t. This seems to create a tricky imbalance for many men and women. Do you think men have any responsibility to work with the timeframe of their female peers? Hugo: To be […]
This article originally appeared on The Good Men Project. Republished here with permission. Hugo Schwyzer tries to discern why even after several failed relationships with lesbians or lesbian types, his heart still flutters around short hair and strong jaws. I enjoyed reading last week’s A Girl Who Likes Boys Who Like Boys: The Joy of […]
This article originally appeared on CNN Opinion. Republished here with permission. Why is having an affair worse than being a sexual harasser? Why does a woman’s claim that she had a 13-year extramarital romance with Herman Cain seem to be more deadly to his Republican presidential campaign than accusations by several other women that he […]
Women, let’s get honest: Would you like men to change? Would you like them to be more emotionally sensitive and expressive? Would you love men to support your campaign to truly be equals and to champion your wins? In the last 50 years, women have made great strides in becoming the women they want to […]
This post was originally published on The Good Men Project. Republished with permission. Nicole Johnson argues that societal tropes of masculine strength and perseverance obscure the fact that emotional damage can destroy a man. I have been the beneficiary of magnificent male mentors. From dating tips to elevator pitches, I have received outstanding advice from men. […]
The Republican primaries are in full swing and the whole world is watching. After all, whoever is elected to retain or take up residence in the White House is an important issue for us non-U.S. folks as well. Looking back to three years ago I don’t think many would have predicted that Herman Cain would […]
This piece was originally published at the Good Men Project. Republished with permission. Upon finishing The Atlantic’s November cover story “All the Single Ladies” I found myself focusing on the words “deadbeat,” “player,” and “good man.” I don’t disagree with Bolick about what women are facing in the changing landscape of relationships between men and women. […]
