Let’s start the conversation. It’s the 21st Century and some folks haven’t gotten the memo. Some are clinging to the past while it is obvious that new models are required for progress.
The Conversation: Why are men specifically needed in the 21st Century?
Sure, this is almost a taboo conversation in a Politically Correct world. Yet, to say that there is absolutely no difference between men and women is to completely dishonor the unique, challenging, and glorious gift of childbirth that all women share. There are so many wonderful qualities I see unique to women, wouldn’t there be some in men? If indeed we are equal, wouldn’t we equally have unique gifts?
Now, let’s add a sobering reality. Of the 8 million jobs lost at this start of this Great Recession, 75% were men. The previously unique male attribute of musculature is no longer essential to survival. Men are no longer seen primarily as providers given the 50% of marriages ending in divorce. As in any age, change is inevitable and an the soil for growth.
So, what are the male qualities essential to this vastly different world of the 21st Century? Bring your joy and celebration to this conversation! My dream is that this becomes a conversation all men have with men and women to serve our children in have a great world to live in. Will you join in?