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Category: Ask a Man

Embracing the archetype of the “working dad”

| March 1, 2013 | Comments (0)
Embracing the archetype of the “working dad”

More “working dads” are stepping up to the challenge of helping rear their children but greater dialogue is still needed to thresh out the issues that accompany the plight of fathers who wish to become more involved with their kids.

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Material feminists – challenging the shape of and relations between domestic spaces

| November 3, 2012 | Comments (0)
Material feminists – challenging the shape of and relations between domestic spaces

What kinds of homes Americans needed has always been a question without a simple answer—with many competing perspectives. The designs of our home not only allocates our belongings throughout the house, it structures the ways in which we interact with one another and the communities in which we live.

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On Masculinity and Home Improvement

| October 20, 2012 | Comments (0)
On Masculinity and Home Improvement

Dr. Tristan Bridge reflects on a role reversal that took place at his local Lowe’s.

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“The Man Aisle” – On the Masculinization of Grocery Shopping

| October 1, 2012 | Comments (0)
“The Man Aisle” – On the Masculinization of Grocery Shopping

A grocery store on the Upper West Side of New York City recently opened a new aisle. It’s just for men, dubbed “the man aisle”–or, as the store prefers “The Man Isle.” The New York Post announced, “Get ready to stock up your man cave!” as the aisle challenges men to consume the right things.

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Participation of white men necessary for an inclusive workplace: study

| July 23, 2012 | Comments (0)
Participation of white men necessary for an inclusive workplace: study

Including white men in diversity training makes for a more inclusive workplace, a new study released by Catalyst this July 2012 finds. Find out how including white men transformed the mindset and behaviors of participants in as short as four months.

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Ask a Man: To buy or not to buy?

| July 12, 2011 | Comments (2)
Ask a Man: To buy or not to buy?

I’ve been with my guy for a year now and we want to move in together. He thinks we should pool our money and buy a condo together. I’m not sure that’s a good idea right now. Will I risk the relationship if I say no?

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Ask a man: How do you feel about a prenup?

| June 28, 2011 | Comments (1)
Ask a man: How do you feel about a prenup?

My boyrfriend and I are thinking of getting hitched. I run my own business and have managed to build up quite a substantial amount of money. I’ve also inherited a decent sum. My significant other has been very supportive of my work and I imagine that will continue. The problem is his own career prospects are flagging. My family thinks I should ask him to sign a pre-nup. I don’t want to upset him and am worried he’ll interpret it as a bad sign. What do you think I should do?

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Ask a man: Do men have fat days?

| June 17, 2011 | Comments (0)
Ask a man: Do men have fat days?

I have a special area of my closet dedicated to fat clothes. My friends know when I show up with a black top and dark jeans, that I’m having a fat day. I hate fat days. Do guys have fat days?

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Ask a man: More than milk

| June 10, 2011 | Comments (3)
Ask a man: More than milk

Both my husband and I work. He does help out around the house but I seem to be the one in charge of all our meals and our fridge is almost always empty. The problem is, when I ask him to run to the store to buy milk, he comes home with *just* milk. What gives?

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Ask a man: A mate or a maid?

| June 8, 2011 | Comments (0)
Ask a man: A mate or a maid?

My boyfriend and I just moved in together and will be married this fall. I want to make sure that we start off our marriage on an equal footing. I already seem to be doing more of the housework than he does. My married friends say that most men “don’t want a mate, they want a maid.” Is that true?

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