If you've ever felt pressure to be phim khiêu dam m? xxxthe "tough" or "cool" guy, President Barack Obama has some advice: be yourself instead.
Better yet, he writes in an essay for Glamour, boys and men can play an important role in rejecting society's harmful messages about masculinity, particularly the notion that "there’s a right way and a wrong way to be a man."
SEE ALSO: It's Barack Obama's birthday and Twitter users think he's their dad"It is absolutely men’s responsibility to fight sexism too," he writes. "And as spouses and partners and boyfriends, we need to work hard and be deliberate about creating truly equal relationships."
Obama's 1,500-word essay begins as a moving meditation on fatherhood. Expressing the bittersweetness of watching his two daughters "prepare to leave the nest," he's hopeful about their future given the gains in gender equality in the past century.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
And yet, despite this remarkable progress, Obama notes that more work remains, not just in addressing policies that disadvantage women, but also in redefining cultural attitudes that negatively affect both women and men.
"In fact, the most important change may be the toughest of all — and that’s changing ourselves," Obama writes.
Recognizing that the most important people in his life have always been women, including his mother and grandmother, Obama regretfully acknowledges how his own career aspirations put the burden of childrearing "disproportionately" on his wife Michelle Obama.
"[T]he most important change may be the toughest of all—and that’s changing ourselves."
"So I’d like to think that I’ve been pretty aware of the unique challenges women face — it’s what has shaped my own feminism," he says. "But I also have to admit that when you’re the father of two daughters, you become even more aware of how gender stereotypes pervade our society."
Obama asks men to help "break through these limitations" by challenging gender stereotypes that constrain both the natural potential and emotional intelligence of boys and girls. Girls shouldn't be raised as demure while boys get to be assertive, he says. Nor should boys be criticized for crying while girls are reprimanded for speaking out. Women, he adds, shouldn't be punished for their sexuality as men are rewarded for theirs.
The president also tackles gender norms that condone sexual harassment, limit how men and women can parent, dictate who is allowed to succeed in the workplace and subject women and girls of color to impossible standards.
"That’s what twenty-first century feminism is about," Obama writes, "the idea that when everybody is equal, we are all more free."
Read Obama's Glamour essay here.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
Hirono, Schatz Announce Nomination of Jill Otake to U.S. District Court
Trump asked to change native Alaskan
A Most Violent Platform
Ravens vs. Packers livestream: How to watch NFL preseason for free
National JACL Presents Awards, Holds Elections, Passes Resolutions
Shop MacBooks up to $500 off at Best Buy
Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty 2024 livestream: Watch WNBA for free
Google Maps on iPhone is getting a redesign: Here’s what it will look like.
L.A. Day of Remembrance Program Set for Feb. 17
This super creepy bug is actually just a moth
Asian American State Legislators Travel to Japan to Build Relations with Leaders
Body Meets Design
Justice in a Union
Best air purifier deal: Get the Coway Airmega Air Purifier for just $146 at Amazon
API Contingent to Join Women’s March
Giants vs. Jets livestream: How to watch NFL preseason for free
'Pachinko' showrunner Soo Hugh on Season 2, and what's next for Sunja and Hansu
Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty 2024 livestream: Watch live WNBA
National JACL Presents Awards, Holds Elections, Passes Resolutions
The End of Enforced Silence
Twitter makes working from home mandatory due to coronavirus pandemicHow I learned to manage traveling with epilepsy'The Office' writers created a hilarious tech website for a fake MP3 player in the showThis site is a pirate radio for the most popular streaming servicesFreshen up your WFH digs with World Market’s 30% off furniture saleFood delivery companies offer option to leave orders at your door because of coronavirusWoody Allen memoir dropped by Hachette Book GroupTCL unveils trifold and rollable phone concepts (but don't expect them in stores anytime soon)Watch Ashton Kutcher brag about his 'terrifying' facialBitmoji's coronavirus PSA stickers are both helpful and adorable Chrissy Teigen makes sure everyone knows John Legend didn't win an Oscar (this year) Colbert skewers Trump with a parody of that New York Times ad Halle Berry apparently relaxed after the Oscars with a quick skinny dip All hail Viola Davis, queen of the post Move over Emily Dickinson, Grindr has a poet in residence J.K. Rowling trolls Donald Trump with the most British reference ever Someone like boo: Adele confirms she's put a ring on it while discussing #feels India hoists its tallest flag at the border but some are highly unimpressed Looks like Hillary Clinton and the internet are on the same page about this Mike Pence email thing Everyone is making the same point about the gay character in 'Beauty and the Beast'
0.1522s , 8193.6875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【phim khiêu dam m? xxx】Enter to watch online.Noted feminist Barack Obama challenges men to fight sexism,Global Perspective Monitoring
