Why are so many people around me suddenly joining men’s groups and women’s groups? Isn’t the notion of segregating ourselves due to gender a little… outdated? After all, so many of our social issues are related to us not knowing and being close to people who are different to us and experience the world in a way which we don’t. Don’t women’s groups and men’s groups just reinforce the notion of ‘the other’? And who said gender is so binary anyway?
We delve into whether there is still value in having these groups, and what various individuals have gotten out of them, and also speak to a guest who slated men’s groups on this very podcast, but is now a big fan!
Host:
Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Guests:
Michelle Lim, relationships coach
Alex Linsley, founded a men’s group while a student
Ankush Jain, life coach and leader of a men’s immersion programme
Alec Molloy, member of a men’s group
Related links:
Michelle Lim https://www.michellelim.co
Ankush Jain http://ankushjain.co.uk
Tony Porter’s Ted Talk ‘The Man Box’ https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_porter_a_call_to_men
Nas https://twitter.com/NTavakoliFar
The Gender Knot https://www.facebook.com/thegenderknot
Visual credits:
Logo: Frankie Dineen of Palette Group http://frankiedineen.com and https://palettegrp.com
Name: Alison Greenberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/greenbergalison/
Photography: Phillip Reeves http://www.phillip-reeves.co.uk
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