Can men fail?

The pressure to achieve is often a big deal for men across many cultures. Notions of success and failure are closely tied in with masculinity. At the same time, the past decade has seen huge changes in the global economy, and together with the rise of...

An episode of the The Gender Knot podcast, hosted by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far, titled "Can men fail?" was published on January 22, 2018 and runs 53 minutes.

January 22, 2018 ·53m · The Gender Knot

Summary

The pressure to achieve is often a big deal for men across many cultures. Notions of success and failure are closely tied in with masculinity. At the same time, the past decade has seen huge changes in the global economy, and together with the rise of women, many men are losing their places in society.An MC and a teacher help us delve into this question of whether men can fail, a question that is key to so many men’s personal lives, as well as the big social and political changes taking place right now.Host and producer: Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-FarCo-host: Jonathan FreemanCo-producers: Sam Baker and Jonathan BlackwellGuests:Dizraeli, MC and poetAlice, teacherRecommended podcast: That’s when you get a dog https://renayrichardson.com/getadogpod/Related links:Dizraeli http://www.dizraeli.com/The Gender Knot podcast and Facebook Grouphttps://www.thegenderknot.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/182851532302085/Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons) and 5 Pieces by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)

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