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b'It isn\'t a war between the genders, it\'s a war between those interested in freedom of individual expression and equality, and those wedded to and defending the patriarchal script.\\u201cI measure activism based on impact... .\\u201d - Liz PlankIn this episode, co-host Sue Marriott speaks with Liz Plank, one of the worlds most powerful and influential voices for gender and policy.\\nWho is Liz Plank?Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist and senior producer at Vox Media. Her TedxTalk, How to Be a Man: A Woman\'s Guide inspired her first book, https://amzn.to/3acOB8l (For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity,) where she \\u201coffers a smart, insightful, and deeply-researched guide for what we\'re all going to do about toxic masculinity. For both women looking to guide the men in their lives and men who want to do better and just don\\u2019t know how.\\u201d\\nMediaite\'s Most Influential in New Media\\n50 Most Influential Women by Marie Claire\\nForbes\' 30 Under 30 in Media\\nEpisode 119 Show Notes:Why do we need more storytelling around men?More progress regarding issues around domestic and sexual violence if men were more involved in the conversation.\\nHuman rights are not a finite resource and when there is more equality, the better it is for everyone.\\nOpen the conversation for men to talk about masculinity and what it means to be a man because they do not feel safe doing so.\\nHaving an empathic conversation about feminism that includes all genders, a movement that benefits the whole society.\\nRewriting Gender RolesThe lack of conversations regarding masculinity between men.\\nFollowing gender roles based on societal pressures and family development.\\nExploring historical and cultural examples of how gender roles change and vary to give men permission to explore their identity.\\nA shift in the younger generation being accepting of gender fluidity.\\nWhat It Means To Be A ManIdentifying as a provider when many jobs traditionally done by men are disappearing or moving overseas.\\nStarting to have the opportunity to have an identity outside of their career.\\nHave both genders shoulder the emotional burden and do the work to heal.\\nNarcissism and Toxic MasculinityThere is a higher percentage of narcissism in men.\\nHave more female leadership represented in entertainment and media to provide an understanding of female complexity.\\nEducationEncouraging curriculum that teaches anti-violence, anti-sexual assault, verbal consent, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal relationships.\\nA universal understanding that we all experience similar emotions and social anxiety so we can all advocate for each other.\\nLiz\'s Influence:Wanting to measure her activism based on impact.\\nWanting everyone to feel welcome to this conversation on masculinity and help men go through their emotional labor.\\nContinue to open the conversation for men of influence to discuss masculinity openly.\\nMasculinity Influence:Brad Pitt speaking openly about masculinity to give others permission to do the same.\\nTim Ferriss expressing that external performance is not where "success" is and inner work is the harder challenge but more important.\\nLiz\\u2019s Recommendations:\\n https://www.amazon.com/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084 (The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks)\\n https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Page-McBee/e/B00NDEXD5Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share (Thomas Page McBee)\\n https://wadeadavis.com/ (Wade Davis)\\nLearn about and connect with Liz:\\n https://amzn.to/3acOB8l (For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity)\\n https://youtu.be/9tNsNkzEzbw (TED Talk How to Be a Man, A Woman\'s Guide)\\n https://twitter.com/feministabulous (Twitter)\\n https://www.instagram.com/lizplankofficial/ (Instagram)\\n http://www.elizabethplank.com/flipthescript (Web Series)\\n_____\\nhttps://courses.therapistuncensored.com/p/attachmentexplained ()https://courses.therapistuncensored.com/p/attachmentexplained (Our course on Attachment and Neuroscience) - It\'s...'