The descent of men - Grayson Perry
Women & Equality Book Reviews
The descent of men - Grayson Perry
What’s in it
I remember posting a question on LinkedIn, asking 'what incentive will it take for men to support gender equality?'
In this book Grayson Perry is on his way to provide an answer.
And the answer is the freedom to embrace a different kind of masculinity. One that does no longer comply with the laws (or straightjacket) of the old outdated views of what masculinity is. The outdated views that only serve a small percentage of the population. And leaves others frustrated and depressed.
Why I like it
I learnt a lot from this book. About how men view the world. How the rules of masculinity lead to a prison for men.
Grayson Perry doesn't profess to have a clear set of new 'rules'. But offers some guidelines. Around the ability to show and manage emotions, to be vulnerable, to find ways of being a man that align with your values, rather than a very strict set of rules that apply today.
As I say, it's not providing us with the answer. Because that answer is still to be defined. Yes, by men, but supported by women. In a world that is governed by the same people who have benefited