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Summary: A fabulous book that eases communication between the sexes
Review: Warren Farrell is in a fabulous position to address feminism and gender issues, as he is the author of The Myth of Male Power and Why Men Are The Way They Are, two classics on gender issues. In his latest book, Farrell charts new territory as he shows a great deal of understanding of the problems facing modern men and women. He covers such issues as male-bashing, housework, and divorce, but also directly addresses the male role in a healthy, straightforward fashion.Highly recommended!
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Summary: Some Straight Talk on Men's Issues for Women and Men
Review: Warren Farrell is one of a kind, a compassionate yet plain-talking critic of society who examines the men's issues that rarely are mentioned in the media. He explores such issues as the two-sides of domestic violence, the lace curtain that silences men's voices, and male-bashing as the acceptable sexism of modern society. Amazingly, he does all this in a loving spirit that seeks to bring men and women closer together. Bravo, Warren!
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Summary: Warren Farrell's best book yet
Review: Warren Farrell's leadership as the preeminent spokesman for the male predicament derives from his ability to say terribly difficult and emotional things that women would rather not hear in a way that makes those things constructive -- and, yes, joyful -- for women to listen to. And to make matters even better for women who profess craving to hear what is really on their men's minds, Farrell packs Part I of this book with clear and detailed procedures for creating safety -- and even appreciation -- for both parties engaged in emotional discussions. Most significantly, he helps men understand how they can speak their true feelings to their mates without having to fear being banished to sleep on the sofa. He explains the necessity and wisdom of empathy not just for the person being criticized, but also for the person risking the perils of offering criticism. Then in Parts II and III, in a deft depiction of the adage "the personal is political," Farrell shows how the Zeitgeist of male-bashing and victim feminism spawns the maddening Catch-22 of men's attempts to communicate from their hearts with women: if he says nothing about the supposed "facts" of men's lives, a man appears to be accepting the truth of women's allegation against men; if he speaks up, he is perceived to be a misogynist who "just doesn't get it." Through careful, methodical analysis Farrell debunks -- and thereby removes the poison from -- women's most common allegations against men, such as working less hard than women and being innately more violent. Defusing those hot-button issues has the salutary effect of making women less angry to hear them and men less intimidated to offer other views, thus enhancing the likelihood of constructive discussion of how those political issues play out in personal relationships. As his title suggests, Farrell keeps the responsibility for initiating communication about men's lives squarely on men. But he also helps women meet men's communication half-way, because, after all, men won't say what women won't hear.
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Summary: An insightful analysis & practical guide!
Review: Warren Farrell's new book offers in part 1 an excellent analysis of gender communication and a practical guide to a deeper understanding between men and women. Part 2 presents a courageous and insightful examination of core political and social issues which many feminists have raised critical of men viz., the distribution of power in society, domestic violence, and housework. Farrell, as usual in his writings, carefully documents the case that men have been unfairly blamed by feminists and the media. This material can only help shift current cultural perspectives and create the climate for true empowerment of both sexes.
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Summary: thoroughly and compassionately reveals the male predicament
Review: warren once again not only explains the predicaments of men, he outlines ways to ease the suffering of men, women and children in these strange, twisted and angry times in gender discussions and politics
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Summary: Ahead of His Time
Review: Well worth reading! Feminism only has things half right--if that. Warren paints in the other half.
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Summary: Men must cry out and women must listen.
Review: What Warren Farrell has to say, both sexes need to hear. At the turn of the millennium, we feel that men and women have made great strides in their social evolution. But at the same time, we feel a profound wedge has been driven between the sexes. To progress further and to heal the divide, Farrell brings us a new, unisex sexual politics that deals with the many and varied issues of men and women as equal opposites that balance each other. This balance is plain to see, but only to those who have come to an understanding of both perspectives, female and male. In his new book Farrell provides the theoretical framework wherein the sexes may come to this balanced understanding. Additionally, Farrell provides communication and listening tools and techniques that nourish balanced understanding between individual men and women within a relationship. Understanding begets empathy, which begets compassion, which begets love to replace rancor and resentment between the sexes. With the realization of balance there comes a dissolving of divisive hostility, vengeance motives and victimhood. If men were empowered enough, enlightened enough and courageous enough to say what truly lives in their minds and in their hearts, there's no doubt that fairness, maturity and sanity would soon be replacing the escalating "battle of the sexes" insanity we currently find ourselves in. In the mean time, by reading what Warren Farrell has written women -can- hear what men don't say.
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Summary: All caring women should read this book
Review: When I first read the title "women can't hear what men don't say," I thought to myself "yeah, I can't hear what my boyfriend won't say." I wish he would speak up. After I read this book, I realized that there are alot of men that are afraid to speak up because feminism has swung the pendulum too far. This book was so enlightning and truly opened my eyes. Go to a greeting card rack sometime and see for yourself how many man-bashing cards there are. Do you ever see any women-bashing cards? There was a chapter in this book that actually made me cry because I realized how badly men have been treated in the past few years. Dr. Farrell does a wonderful job expressing what is happening in our culture. Dr. Farrell uses many studies that have been done and uses many examples in the book to get the points across. WOMEN - YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK! As a woman, I ask you to please open your eyes to what is happening in our male-female relationships. Thank you Dr. Farrell for a great book.
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Summary: Farrell's best work yet
Review: _Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say_ is the best book yet from Warren Farrell. The Appendix, which contains 53 citations of Domestic Violence Studies of _Both_ Sexes makes the book worth the purchase price. It shows that females commit more domestic violence than do men. Although it's true that "women can't hear what men don't say," a lot of men know that women can't hear what men _do_ say. This book can help men to speak their minds in such a way that women are more likely to hear.
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