On their own, the behaviors we tend to associate with masculinity are not intrinsically harmful or intrinsically male.

Is anything, other than behaviorally irrelevant anatomy, “intrinsically male”? How do we distinguish that which is from that which isn’t.

In reality, there are many “right” ways of being a man.

Are any of these ways unique to men? Or are they just right ways of being a person?

The dominant culture and its systems of power just haven’t caught up.

Or, where it has caught up, the society has perished. The lack of prosperous matriarchal nations should raise at least the hypothesis that such societies are not survivable among homo sapiens.

When we broaden our definition of masculinity in the workplace,…

Can you share that definition with the rest of the class? Is it different from the definition of “femininity”? (I’m guessing you miss the punny accuracy of “broadened.”)

The invisible barrier holding women back at work is the sense in both sexes that someone with more than a paycheck at stake should be caring for their children. The elitist feminists deny this tug in women and bias in men, but, as they say in academe, self-description is not privileged. The heart wants what the heart wants, and most hearts want their kids to be reared by their mothers. Testosterone and estrogen are “inherently” male and female. That’s not the dominant culture talking; that’s our bodies talking. Maybe we should listen…