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About this episode

Helen Lewis discusses the masculinism movement and its implications for feminism and gender roles in society.

There’s a movement to rebuff the gains of feminism called masculinism, and it’s gaining ground. Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the movement that decries empathy and female achievement in the workforce and academia as feminizing the country, why adherents point to ancient civilizations to make their arguments, and why this form of masculinity is more about aggression than protection. Her article is “ The men who want women to be quiet. ” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Krys Boyd

Guest: Helen Lewis

Topics covered

• feminism
• masculinism
• gender roles
• workplace dynamics
• cultural movements

Keywords

• masculinism
• feminism
• gender
• workforce
• ancient civilizations
• aggression
• empathy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic

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