The Myth of Male Power - Warren Farrell - 9/19

[GOLIATHdominates]

Some of this is ridiculous... I WANT to be a construction foreman -- it's my ambition.

[rawREN]

@GOLIATHdominates "Some of this is ridiculous... I WANT to be a construction foreman -- it's my ambition."

Your wanting it is only one of the many factors and actually reinforces the very point Warren Farrell is making. I wanted to join the military, but that doesn't change the male socialization and risk factors that socialization made more acceptable or appealing to me and other males. Read or watch Joseph Campell's work on the Power of Myth and relate it to what Farrell is saying here.

[TheLordmep]

Either Warren Farrell has notes sitting in front of him or he's a freaking genius. I write short stories and even I can't be expected to recite my entire stories off the top of my head.

[rawREN]

@TheLordmep "Either Warren Farrell has notes sitting in front of him or he's a freaking genius."

Watch Warren Farrell's CATO talk on "Why Men Earn More," in it he is largely speaking *without* any notes, especially in the Q&A session. The man is extremely well read, thoughtful, reflective, and practiced in this, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. His advice on how to help men and women converse and better understand one another is phenomenal.

[jffryh]

The greatest threat to the planet is climate change, not nuclear weapons.

[Dr9steen]

Protection by a priest with out the sexual demands? Dose this guy know how much women can demand sex from men? So many marriages screw up due to unsatisfied women.

[jtb78fx]

I agree that men have the worst job but the hazardous jobs for men go hand in hand with the better physical capabilities. It's as if you decry the situation of men not giving birth to a child. Anatomy is the secret.

The garbage men ( 8:00 ) is invisible to women,aha. If I told him about the legions of boys who don't bother looking twice when a girl is average looking...

Personal contact jobs are often more stressful than jobs you do on your own due to psychological stress 5:55 )

[daridp]

@jtb78fx But if we are truly equal then why are the majority of men in those "death" professions.

[SaulSilvaPereira]

@jtb78fx Most men will look once because looking twice is creepy. Men classify average women as attractive, even if most of them do not have the courage to aproach them. Women classify 80% of men as bellow average.

[Verlch]

Professions that women flood too, are because they drive down the wages. Have less stress, closer to home, and not dangerous.