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For the Love of Men Spiral-Bound | 2019-09-10

Liz Plank

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A nonfiction investigation into masculinity, FOR THE LOVE OF MEN provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world, while also exploring how being a man in the world has evolved.

In 2019, traditional masculinity is both rewarded and sanctioned. Men grow up being told that boys don't cry and dolls are for girls (a newer phenomenon than you might realize--gendered toys came back in vogue as recently as the 80s). They learn they must hide their feelings and anxieties, that their masculinity must constantly be proven. They must be the breadwinners, they must be the romantic pursuers. This hasn't been good for the culture at large: 99% of school shooters are male; men in fraternities are 300% (!) more likely to commit rape; a woman serving in uniform has a higher likelihood of being assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed by enemy fire.

In For the Love of Men, Liz offers a smart, insightful, and deeply-researched guide for what we're all going to do about toxic masculinity. For both women looking to guide the men in their lives and men who want to do better and just don't know how, For the Love of Men will lead the conversation on men's issues in a society where so much is changing, but gender roles have remained strangely stagnant.

What are we going to do about men? Liz Plank has the answer. And it has the possibility to change the world for men and women alike.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 1250196248
Item Weight: 1.2 lbs
Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.3 x 9.6 inches
"Liz Plank is leading a vital debate about gender, power and feminism in a style that opens wider dialogue and reaches beyond the politically converted."--Ari Melber, Host of The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC

"For anyone who cares about the future of men and boys... For the Love of Men is an essential read. With her signature blend of optimism, humor, curiosity, and compassion, Liz Plank takes on the topic of toxic masculinity and points the way towards the detox we so urgently need. When Liz talks, I listen, and so should you."--John Heilemann, co-author of Game Change and Double Down

LIZ PLANK is a senior producer and correspondent at Vox.com where she is the executive producer and host of an upcoming video series on Comcast Watchable and podcast for Vox Media. She is also the executive producer of Vox.com's shorty award-winning series about the 2016 presidential election called 2016ish where she interviewed key figures like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Michael Moore, Tony Goldwyn, Joss Whedon, and Hope Solo. Liz was also named named Mediaite's 2016 Most Influential in News Media, has presented a Tedx Talk about modern masculinity called "How to be a man, a woman's guide," and was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Media.