For the Love of Men

From Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity

By: Liz Plank

Narrated by: Liz Plank

This program is read by the author.

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 percent of school shooters are male; men in fraternities are 300 percent (!) 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.

©2019 Liz Plank (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

PLEASE READ THIS

Y’all. This is it. This is everything I need as a person who longs to exist in a world where everybody gets to be who they are. This is a must read for everyone. Liz Plank - I tip my hat my gal 💛 thank you for writing this book.

Reality shaking

Everyone who is a man, loves a man, or plans to love a man will greatly benefit from reading this book. The author also does a good job of bringing her personality out in the reading of the book.

A must read!

Fantastic work on addressing what many avoid. It was great to listen directly from the author, this book is highly recommended.

Powerful and Important - Now more than Ever

I wish I could put a copy of this book into every person’s hands. Liz Plank does a phenomenal job analyzing what has long been the source of violence and mass destruction in our world: the societal pressure for men to conform to a toxic version of masculinity. This book challenges what we have been taught to deem “normal” across gender and invites us all to think deeper into what being a man truly means, or what being a man could mean if men had the same freedoms that women have to express themselves across a wide social and emotional spectrum. This book is not anti-men; this book examines what our world could look like if men had the permission to express themselves freely and most importantly, love themselves for who they are.

Every man needs to read or listen to this book

The title explains everything! We all have a lot of work to do as men and this is a very good place to figure that out.