Apotheosis
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The Apotheosis podcast shares insights, reflections, and practices from the world’s great traditions to help leaders solve complex problems — biweekly wisdom for impact leaders.
(In case you fire up an episode and hear me talking about the Changemakers' Field Guide, don't be alarmed, you're still in the right place. Did a bit of rebranding a little while back.)
Apotheosis
Manufacturing masculinity
American culture bombards men with images of who they’re meant to be. Often these images portray men as tough guys who value winning at all costs, playing by their own set of rules.
The problem is that this image of masculinity is a fabrication – a marketing campaign dreamed up in a Madison Avenue conference room to sell more products to men.
Being a “real man” doesn’t mean being a relentless winning machine and doesn’t need someone else to be weak.
Secure masculinity means competing with yourself, not others, and striving for constant growth. It means empowering others and celebrating the success of other people, even when they’re different. It means being genuine and living by a set of values. It means contribution and sacrifice.
Listen to the full transcript here:
http://projectindra.org/apotheosis-podcast/episode-30-manufacturing-masculinity/