There has been a great deal of angst recently about the role of men in contemporary society. The advent of the knowledge-based economy has devalued skills based on physical strength, thus threatening the historic male economic and social predominance. Some men responded by killing themselves with opioids; others have become angry Trump voters. What are we to do with them?
Men aren’t just physically stronger than women; they are by nature more linear and task-oriented, as well. There are advantages as well as disadvantages to this. If you want someone to help you sort out your feelings, men are not the answer, but if you need someone to climb a mountain or take a trench, you had better call a man.
The correct response to my question, therefore, is not “absolutely nothing;” it is quite a lot.