Michael S. Kimmel Quote
That men prove their manhood in the eyes of other men is both a consequence of sexism and one of its chief props. Women have, in men’s minds, such a low place on the social ladder of this country that it’s useless to define yourself in terms of a woman, noted playwright David Mamet. What men need is men’s approval. Women become a kind of currency that men use to improve their ranking on the masculine social scale.
Michael S. Kimmel
That men prove their manhood in the eyes of other men is both a consequence of sexism and one of its chief props. Women have, in men’s minds, such a low place on the social ladder of this country that it’s useless to define yourself in terms of a woman, noted playwright David Mamet. What men need is men’s approval. Women become a kind of currency that men use to improve their ranking on the masculine social scale.