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“Massive changes are underway in society that are improving the lives of most people. (But) those same changes are having a growing impact on young men who are wrestling with what masculinity means,” says Alex Cordero, the author of “How to be a Dude in the 21st Century.” Cordero says.
“Boys are struggling to understand masculinity versus toxic masculinity and I wrote this book to help them navigate their way forward.”
In a 2024 article in Psychology Today, neurosurgeon and teacher Gary R. Simonds says, “Men are falling behind. Dramatically. They risk unemployability and irrelevancy in our ever-modernizing society. The gap between female and male academic performance is substantial and widening, and will soon translate into a similar gap in graduate degrees, employment opportunities, career success, and earnings.”
Cordero agrees: “The loss of motivation in young men is clear. We’re seeing a rising number of young men who feel disconnected. They’re idle and, in many cases, ignorant. This leaves them vulnerable to respond with fear, disappointment, frustration, and embarrassment.”
Cordero joined a Conversation That Matters about working to ensure boys grow into men who are motivated contributors to our changing society and workplaces. See the video at vancouversun.com/tag/conversations-that-matter.
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