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A review by brittmariasbooks
The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do about It by Warren Farrell
4.0
When I friend of mine recommended The Boy Crisis to me, I was sceptical. However, it is really good and points out problems that do affect boys and men more than girls and women. For example, suicide, imprisonment, purpose void, lack of emotional intelligence and the effects of dad deprivation.
I was aware of a few of these problems, mostly on a superficial level. However, where women have fought for more options besides raising children and are now able to raise money or both money and children, men are still being told the same story: Be a warrior or raise money. Feminism is about equality so all genders should be able to raise children, raise money or raise both.
The book was also pretty intersectional and acknowledges that imprisonment, for example, affects Black boys and men more than white boys and men. However, the author points out that it is still (Black) boys and men who are affected more by this system.
I highly recommend this book, especially to feminists and parents to be.
I was aware of a few of these problems, mostly on a superficial level. However, where women have fought for more options besides raising children and are now able to raise money or both money and children, men are still being told the same story: Be a warrior or raise money. Feminism is about equality so all genders should be able to raise children, raise money or raise both.
The book was also pretty intersectional and acknowledges that imprisonment, for example, affects Black boys and men more than white boys and men. However, the author points out that it is still (Black) boys and men who are affected more by this system.
I highly recommend this book, especially to feminists and parents to be.