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Masculine/Feminine Dynamics



While gender is not a binary—and there are infinite expressions of gender identity within masculinity and femininity themselves—some keen observers have identified common behavioral patterns between men and women within modern gender relations. Whether based on more universal concepts of feminine and masculine energies or on more specific cultural expectations, there is wisdom to be found in exploring the patterns of behavior that can set these two genders at odds with each other.

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An Interview with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

What is the “wild woman”? She is … God.

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FindCenterPart of me loves and respects men so desperately, and part of me thinks they are so embarrassingly incompetent at life and in love. You have to teach them the very basics of emotional literacy.

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Domination, Gender and Fear with Riane Eisler

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Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons

Why do we get boys' adolescence so wrong? Here's how to steer them through this silent and confusing passage, by the co-author of the bestselling Care and Keeping of You series and Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys.

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She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes by the Sink

It wasn’t a big deal to me when I was married. But it was a big deal to her.

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FindCenterVisionary feminism is a wise and loving politics. It is rooted in the love of male and female being, refusing to privilege one over the other. The soul of feminist politics is the commitment to ending patriarchal domination of women and men, girls and boys.

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A Call to Men | Tony Porter

At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the "man box."

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You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation

Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words. Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon.

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The Play of Sexual Polarity and Its Effects on Relationship Choices

Have you ever noticed either in your own or in your friends’ relationships, you can tell when there is a spark of sexual attraction or when there is more of a ‘friend energy’ than that of lovers? This ‘friend energy’ primarily occurs when two people have a lot in common but do not have a...

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FindCenterManliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.

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