Ep. 576: How to be a Dude in the 21st Century
Guest: Alex Cordero
“Massive changes are underway in society that are improving the lives of most people. Those same changes are having a growing impact on young men who are wrestling with what masculinity means,” says Alex Cordero, the author of “How to be a Dude in the 21st Century.” Cordero says, “Boys are struggling to understand masculinity versus toxic masculinity and I wrote this book to help them navigate their way forward.”
In a 2024 article in Psychology Today, neurosurgeon, teacher, and author Gary R. Simonds, MD, says, “Men are falling behind. Dramatically. They risk unemployability and irrelevancy in our ever-modernizing society. The gap between female and male academic performance is substantial and widening, and will soon translate into a similar gap in graduate degrees, employment opportunities, career success, and earnings.”
Cordero agrees: “The loss of motivation in young men is clear. We’re seeing a rising number of young men who feel disconnected. They’re ideal and, in many cases, ignorant. This leaves them vulnerable to respond with fear, disappointment, frustration, and embarrassment.”
We invited author Alex Cordero to join us for a Conversation That Matters about working to ensure boys grow into men who are motivated contributors to our changing society and workplaces.
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