“𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒏.
𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆.”
Ed Frauenheim's insights about masculinity during our Spotlighting Success Webinar, really resonated with the work I do in gender equality. Women AND men are all limited by the stereotypes that dictate our cultural norms in society. Women as ‘nice’ and emotional care takers and home makers and men as ‘strong’ and stoic bread winners and financial providers.
I loved Ed’s distinction between ‘Confined masculinity’ and ‘Liberated masculinity’. The former adheres strictly to traditional norms and roles, imposing limitations on emotional expression and relational dynamics, whilst the latter encourages men to explore diverse roles and emotions, fostering collaboration and interdependence.
This broader perspective allows men to transcend narrow definitions of masculinity, embracing a more inclusive and holistic view of themselves and their relationships.
It promotes personal growth and enriches societal understanding by acknowledging the complexity and variability within masculine identity.
And who doesn’t want more of that!
By the way, you can check out the full recording of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3WddQT0
