Who Needs Men? We Do. Do Y ou? Let’s call a ceasefire on the “battle of the sexes”—the New Macho is good for women, too. Matt Sayles / AP Photos: From patriarcy to paternity leave, a timeline of American male ideals Newsweek, September, 2010 Jed Diamond, Ph.D. has been a health-care professional for the last 45 years. He is the author of 9 books, including Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Male Menopause, The Irritable Male Syndrome,andMr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship f rom the Irritable Male Syndrome. He offers counseling to men, women, and couples in his office in California or by phone with people throughout the U.S. and around the world. To receive a Free E-book on Men’s Health and a free subscription to Jed’s e-newsletter go to www.MenAlive.com. If you enjoy my articles, please subscribe. I write to everyone who joins my Scribd team. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/20/why-we-need-to-reimagine- masculinity.html Manhood USA: A Timeline of Male IdealsIf the stereotype of the macho man is the whiskey-drinking, womanizing Don Draper, then the popular perception of “feminist” is an angry, militant, man-hater—decrying the patriarchy while she
