Masculine Feminine Books | Summaries & Audio

The Will to Change

by bell hooks • 2003

Men are starving for love; patriarchy is the famine. A feminist vision reclaiming the male heart.

4.35

31k+

🧔 Masculinity Studies 🎭 Emotional Repression 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 🌱 Healthy Masculinity ✊🏿 Black Feminism

The Will to Change 90%

Men are starving for love; patriarchy is the famine. A feminist vision reclaiming the male heart.

by bell hooks 2003

4.35

31k+ ratings

🧔 Masculinity Studies 🎭 Emotional Repression 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 🌱 Healthy Masculinity ✊🏿 Black Feminism

The Wall Speaks

by Jerr • 2021

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

4.42

241

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint 🏋️ Behavioral Discipline 🩹 Father Wound

The Wall Speaks 90%

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

by Jerr 2021

4.42

241 ratings

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint 🏋️ Behavioral Discipline 🩹 Father Wound

What About Men?

by Caitlin Moran • 2023

Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.

3.66

4k+

🧔 Modern Masculinity 💬 Emotional Literacy ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Male Friendship 🫥 Body Image

What About Men? 89%

Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.

by Caitlin Moran 2023

3.66

4k+ ratings

🧔 Modern Masculinity 💬 Emotional Literacy ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Male Friendship 🫥 Body Image

Deep Secrets

by Niobe Way • 2011

Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.

4.09

207

🧑 Adolescent Development 🧔 Masculinity Studies 👬 Male Friendship 🫂 Emotional Development 🏛️ Cultural Masculinity

Deep Secrets 89%

Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.

by Niobe Way 2011

4.09

207 ratings

🧑 Adolescent Development 🧔 Masculinity Studies 👬 Male Friendship 🫂 Emotional Development 🏛️ Cultural Masculinity

We Should All Be Feminists

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

4.39

334k+

✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

We Should All Be Feminists 89%

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012

4.39

334k+ ratings

✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

The Manipulated Man

by Esther Vilar • 1971

Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.

3.58

2k+

🔄 Gender Roles 💋 Sexual Politics ⚔️ Anti-Feminism ♂️ Men's Rights ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Manipulated Man 89%

Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.

by Esther Vilar 1971

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔄 Gender Roles 💋 Sexual Politics ⚔️ Anti-Feminism ♂️ Men's Rights ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Psychology of Gender

by Gary W. Wood • 2018

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

3.71

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

The Psychology of Gender 89%

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

by Gary W. Wood 2018

3.71

76 ratings

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

She/He/They/Me

by Robyn Ryle • 2019

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

3.40

545

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

She/He/They/Me 89%

Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.

by Robyn Ryle 2019

3.40

545 ratings

🏗️ Gender Construction 👥 Gender Socialization 🌍 Third Gender Traditions 🗿 Patriarchy ⚧️ Intersex Rights

Fire in the Belly

by Sam Keen • 1991

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

3.80

1k+

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Fire in the Belly 89%

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

by Sam Keen 1991

3.80

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing

by David Leser • 2021

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

4.02

460

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing Summary

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing 89%

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

by David Leser 2021

4.02

460 ratings

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

The Guy's Guide to Feminism

by Michael Kaufman • 2011

Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.

3.54

380

♂️ Men And Feminism 🎭 Gender Stereotypes 🤝 Consent Culture 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 💼 Workplace Equality

The Guy's Guide to Feminism 89%

Equality isn't just for women: a straight-talking guide for the guys who want in.

by Michael Kaufman 2011

3.54

380 ratings

♂️ Men And Feminism 🎭 Gender Stereotypes 🤝 Consent Culture 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 💼 Workplace Equality

The Myth of Mars and Venus

by Deborah Cameron • 2007

Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.

4.03

482

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Language Myths ⚡ Gender Stereotypes ✊ Feminist Linguistics 🏗️ Gender Construction

The Myth of Mars and Venus 89%

Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.

by Deborah Cameron 2007

4.03

482 ratings

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Language Myths ⚡ Gender Stereotypes ✊ Feminist Linguistics 🏗️ Gender Construction

To Be a Man

by Robert Augustus Masters • 2015

Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.

3.96

334

🛠️ Men's Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Healthy Masculinity 🫂 Shame And Healing 🧠 Jungian Psychology

To Be a Man 89%

Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.

by Robert Augustus Masters 2015

3.96

334 ratings

🛠️ Men's Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Healthy Masculinity 🫂 Shame And Healing 🧠 Jungian Psychology

The Myth of Male Power

by Warren Farrell • 1993

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

3.93

985

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

The Myth of Male Power 89%

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

by Warren Farrell 1993

3.93

985 ratings

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

Amateur

by Thomas Page McBee • 2018

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

4.20

4k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

Amateur 89%

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

by Thomas Page McBee 2018

4.20

4k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

Is There Anything Good About Men?

by Roy F. Baumeister • 2016

The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.

3.74

356

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Male Psychology 💘 Sexual Selection 🏋️ Masculinity Studies 🏆 Status Competition

Is There Anything Good About Men? Summary

Is There Anything Good About Men? 89%

The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.

by Roy F. Baumeister 2016

3.74

356 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Male Psychology 💘 Sexual Selection 🏋️ Masculinity Studies 🏆 Status Competition

Mask Off

by J.J. Bola • 2019

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

3.94

3k+

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Mask Off 89%

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

by J.J. Bola 2019

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Beyond Mars and Venus

by John Gray • 2016

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

3.81

894

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

Beyond Mars and Venus 89%

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

by John Gray 2016

3.81

894 ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

The Rational Male – Religion

by Rollo Tomassi • 2021

Churches were quietly rebuilt around women's interests. For men, the bill is everything they have.

4.30

309

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💪 Masculinity Crisis ⚖️ Critique Of Feminism ⛪ Religious Criticism 🧬 Mating Strategies

The Rational Male – Religion 89%

Churches were quietly rebuilt around women's interests. For men, the bill is everything they have.

by Rollo Tomassi 2021

4.30

309 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💪 Masculinity Crisis ⚖️ Critique Of Feminism ⛪ Religious Criticism 🧬 Mating Strategies

The Mask of Masculinity

by Lewis Howes • 2017

Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.

3.98

2k+

🧔 Men's Self-Help 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👦 Male Socialization 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Mask of Masculinity 89%

Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.

by Lewis Howes 2017

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧔 Men's Self-Help 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👦 Male Socialization 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Modern Manhood

by Cleo Stiller • 2019

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

3.68

106

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

Modern Manhood 89%

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

by Cleo Stiller 2019

3.68

106 ratings

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

Testosterone Rex

by Cordelia Fine • 2017

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

3.79

4k+

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Testosterone Rex 89%

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

by Cordelia Fine 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Sex Matters

by Mona Charen • 2018

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

3.71

331

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

Sex Matters 89%

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

by Mona Charen 2018

3.71

331 ratings

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know

by Barbara De Angelis • 1990

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

3.60

1k+

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know Summary

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know 89%

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

by Barbara De Angelis 1990

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

For the Love of Men

by Liz Plank • 2019

Boys are taught to be men, and the lessons are lethal. A path out through feminism.

4.27

8k+

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 📚 Masculinity Studies 👶 Gender Socialization 🧠 Men's Mental Health 🎭 Male Stoicism

For the Love of Men 89%

Boys are taught to be men, and the lessons are lethal. A path out through feminism.

by Liz Plank 2019

4.27

8k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 📚 Masculinity Studies 👶 Gender Socialization 🧠 Men's Mental Health 🎭 Male Stoicism

Sexing the Body

by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

4.16

3k+

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🏛️ Social Constructionism 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics

Sexing the Body 88%

Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.

by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000

4.16

3k+ ratings

🔬 Feminist Science Studies 🌈 Intersex Advocacy 🏛️ Social Constructionism 🧠 Biological Essentialism 💉 Medical Ethics

Self-Made Man

by Norah Vincent • 2006

Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.

3.44

6k+

📰 Participatory Journalism 😶 Male Emotions 🤝 Male Bonding 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🏆 Male Privilege

Self-Made Man 88%

Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.

by Norah Vincent 2006

3.44

6k+ ratings

📰 Participatory Journalism 😶 Male Emotions 🤝 Male Bonding 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🏆 Male Privilege

Getting Off

by Robert Jensen • 2007

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

3.68

706

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

Getting Off 88%

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

by Robert Jensen 2007

3.68

706 ratings

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Unplugged Alpha

by Richard Cooper • 2020

Modern dating stacked the deck against average men. A stripped-down guide for those done losing.

4.08

2k+

🦁 Traditional Masculinity 🏹 Modern Dating 🔴 Manosphere 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Dating Strategy

The Unplugged Alpha 88%

Modern dating stacked the deck against average men. A stripped-down guide for those done losing.

by Richard Cooper 2020

4.08

2k+ ratings

🦁 Traditional Masculinity 🏹 Modern Dating 🔴 Manosphere 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Dating Strategy

Superman Is an Arab

by Joumana Haddad • 2012

An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.

3.53

682

🧕 Arab Feminism 👩 Middle Eastern Women 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🔥 Sexual Liberation ⛪ Religious Critique

Superman Is an Arab 88%

An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.

by Joumana Haddad 2012

3.53

682 ratings

🧕 Arab Feminism 👩 Middle Eastern Women 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🔥 Sexual Liberation ⛪ Religious Critique

The Creation of Patriarchy

by Gerda Lerner • 1986

Patriarchy was invented, not discovered. A historian recovers the ancient blueprint of male power.

4.38

2k+

🏛️ Feminist History 👑 Patriarchy ⚧️ Gender Systems 📜 Ancient Mesopotamia 📖 Biblical Origins

The Creation of Patriarchy 88%

Patriarchy was invented, not discovered. A historian recovers the ancient blueprint of male power.

by Gerda Lerner 1986

4.38

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Feminist History 👑 Patriarchy ⚧️ Gender Systems 📜 Ancient Mesopotamia 📖 Biblical Origins

Man of Steel and Velvet

by Aubrey Andelin • 1972

The blueprint for leading a family with both unyielding strength and tender compassion.

4.07

196

🏋️ Traditional Masculinity ✝️ Christian Manhood 📖 Biblical Gender Roles 🧠 Self Mastery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Leadership

Man of Steel and Velvet 88%

The blueprint for leading a family with both unyielding strength and tender compassion.

by Aubrey Andelin 1972

4.07

196 ratings

🏋️ Traditional Masculinity ✝️ Christian Manhood 📖 Biblical Gender Roles 🧠 Self Mastery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Leadership

You Just Don't Understand

by Deborah Tannen • 1990

Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.

3.88

7k+

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Conversational Dynamics ❤️ Couples Communication 🧒 Gender Socialization 🤝 Nonverbal Communication

You Just Don't Understand 88%

Men talk to rank; women talk to bond. A collision course learned on the playground.

by Deborah Tannen 1990

3.88

7k+ ratings

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Conversational Dynamics ❤️ Couples Communication 🧒 Gender Socialization 🤝 Nonverbal Communication

Mismeasure of Woman

by Carol Tavris • 1992

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

4.07

431

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Mismeasure of Woman 88%

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

by Carol Tavris 1992

4.07

431 ratings

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Shattering the Feminine Frame

by Jerr rreJ • 2022

Stop seeking approval. The men who lead from internal certainty are the ones she never leaves.

4.70

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🪨 Emotional Independence ⚡ Sexual Polarity 🗣️ Assertiveness 🚫 Anti-Nice Guy

Shattering the Feminine Frame 88%

Stop seeking approval. The men who lead from internal certainty are the ones she never leaves.

by Jerr rreJ 2022

4.70

40 ratings

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🪨 Emotional Independence ⚡ Sexual Polarity 🗣️ Assertiveness 🚫 Anti-Nice Guy

A Return to Modesty

by Wendy Shalit • 1998

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

3.79

1k+

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

A Return to Modesty 88%

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

by Wendy Shalit 1998

3.79

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🚫 Hookup Culture ⚧️ Sex Differences

Swole

by Michael Andor Brodeur • 2024

What if big muscles are just drag? A gay bodybuilder makes the case.

3.76

408

🏛️ History Of Masculinity 🎭 Masculine Performance 💪 Bodybuilding Culture 🪞 Male Body Image 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Masculinity

Swole 88%

What if big muscles are just drag? A gay bodybuilder makes the case.

by Michael Andor Brodeur 2024

3.76

408 ratings

🏛️ History Of Masculinity 🎭 Masculine Performance 💪 Bodybuilding Culture 🪞 Male Body Image 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Masculinity

The Macho Paradox

by Jackson Katz • 2006

Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.

4.17

1k+

⚖️ Gender Violence 🍇 Rape Culture 🫂 Male Peer Culture ✋ Bystander Intervention 📺 Media Sexism

The Macho Paradox 88%

Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.

by Jackson Katz 2006

4.17

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Gender Violence 🍇 Rape Culture 🫂 Male Peer Culture ✋ Bystander Intervention 📺 Media Sexism

Delusions of Gender

by Cordelia Fine • 2010

The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.

4.08

11k+

🧠 Gender And Brain 🎯 Implicit Bias 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👶 Gender Socialization 🔍 Pseudoscience

Delusions of Gender 88%

The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.

by Cordelia Fine 2010

4.08

11k+ ratings

🧠 Gender And Brain 🎯 Implicit Bias 🔄 Neuroplasticity 👶 Gender Socialization 🔍 Pseudoscience

by Carole Hooven • 2021

The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.

4.01

2k+

🧪 Behavioral Endocrinology 🚻 Sex Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 💋 Human Sexuality 🏃 Athletic Performance

T 88%

The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.

by Carole Hooven 2021

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧪 Behavioral Endocrinology 🚻 Sex Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 💋 Human Sexuality 🏃 Athletic Performance

厌女：日本的女性嫌恶

by Chizuko Ueno • 2010

The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.

4.40

919

🇯🇵 Japanese Feminism 🏗 Structural Misogyny ⚖ Sexual Double Standards 👥 Homosociality 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict

厌女：日本的女性嫌恶 88%

The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.

by Chizuko Ueno 2010

4.40

919 ratings

🇯🇵 Japanese Feminism 🏗 Structural Misogyny ⚖ Sexual Double Standards 👥 Homosociality 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict

Boys & Sex

by Peggy Orenstein • 2020

The sex ed boys actually get: porn, peers, and a masculinity that forbids feeling.

4.23

7k+

🔬 Masculinity Studies 🍻 Hookup Culture 📖 Sex Education 📱 Porn And Society ⛓️ Toxic Masculinity

Boys & Sex 88%

The sex ed boys actually get: porn, peers, and a masculinity that forbids feeling.

by Peggy Orenstein 2020

4.23

7k+ ratings

🔬 Masculinity Studies 🍻 Hookup Culture 📖 Sex Education 📱 Porn And Society ⛓️ Toxic Masculinity

What Women Want In A Man

by Bruce Bryans • 2012

Women choose men who lead themselves. The character work that turns a maybe into a yes.

4.06

697

🗓️ Dating Advice 💪 Masculine Self-Help 🏛️ Traditional Masculinity 🗣️ Assertiveness Training ⚡ Masculine Polarity

What Women Want In A Man 88%

Women choose men who lead themselves. The character work that turns a maybe into a yes.

by Bruce Bryans 2012

4.06

697 ratings

🗓️ Dating Advice 💪 Masculine Self-Help 🏛️ Traditional Masculinity 🗣️ Assertiveness Training ⚡ Masculine Polarity

Seduction

by Rachel O'Neill • 2018

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

4.59

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

Seduction 88%

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

by Rachel O'Neill 2018

4.59

41 ratings

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

Iron John

by Robert Bly • 1990

Modern manhood offers two broken scripts. One Grimm tale reveals a third, and it hurts.

3.91

8k+

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Iron John 88%

Modern manhood offers two broken scripts. One Grimm tale reveals a third, and it hurts.

by Robert Bly 1990

3.91

8k+ ratings

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Man Enough

by Justin Baldoni • 2021

He had the fame, the abs, and the misery. Change began when he stopped performing.

4.07

5k+

💣 Deconstructing Masculinity ❤️‍🩹 Men And Emotions 🪞 Male Body Image 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Healing

Man Enough 88%

He had the fame, the abs, and the misery. Change began when he stopped performing.

by Justin Baldoni 2021

4.07

5k+ ratings

💣 Deconstructing Masculinity ❤️‍🩹 Men And Emotions 🪞 Male Body Image 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Healing

Powerful and Feminine

by Rachael Jayne Groover • 2011

The physical and energetic shifts that amplify a woman's presence: no shrinking required.

3.98

421

✨ Feminine Energy 🔮 New Age Spirituality 💫 Sexual Polarity 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 🌀 Womb Practices

Powerful and Feminine 88%

The physical and energetic shifts that amplify a woman's presence: no shrinking required.

by Rachael Jayne Groover 2011

3.98

421 ratings

✨ Feminine Energy 🔮 New Age Spirituality 💫 Sexual Polarity 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 🌀 Womb Practices

The Rational Male – Preventive Medicine

by Rollo Tomassi • 2015

Men are conditioned to lose at love. Understanding female desire changes the game.

4.30

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Mating Behavior ⚡ Sexual Dynamics 🎯 Dating Strategy 💪 Modern Masculinity

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Men are conditioned to lose at love. Understanding female desire changes the game.

by Rollo Tomassi 2015

4.30

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Mating Behavior ⚡ Sexual Dynamics 🎯 Dating Strategy 💪 Modern Masculinity

Brain Sex

by Anne Moir • 1989

Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.

3.73

877

🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌿 Nature Vs Nurture 💊 Hormones And Behavior 💬 Gender Communication

Brain Sex 88%

Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.

by Anne Moir 1989

3.73

877 ratings

🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌿 Nature Vs Nurture 💊 Hormones And Behavior 💬 Gender Communication

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

4.50

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👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 88%

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017

4.50

89k+ ratings

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

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