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What can possibly be happening in the minds of men sitting in female dominated space, box of tissue at their side, with a woman saying “tell me how you feel” about this or that? Even worse, asking such probing questions with the implication that he is an empty emotional vessel in need of her redemption. Lea Winerman, a staff writer for the American Psychological Association asks us to “imagine the Marlboro man in therapy.” Imagine instead a therapy office in the boiler room of a ship, in a workshop, a park, a building site, mechanics shed or a sports locker room, with seating arrangements that allowed men to sit at 45 degree angles or side by side — engaged in some kind of task if they wished.           Imagine too if we were to engage in some kind of typical male play or industry – not just Jungian sandplay or water-color art therapies as suits the more effeminate sensibilities of women, but hands on therapy – while driving a truck, fixing the engine of a ...

In recent years, there has been a growing political divide between young men and women in many countries around the world. This divide is evident in a number of areas, including attitudes towards gender roles, social issues, and even the way that young people view the future.  One way to understand this divide is from an evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary psychologists argue that men and women have different evolved psychological predispositions, which can lead to different political views. For example, men are more likely to be concerned with power and status, while women are more likely to be concerned with relationships and social harmony. This difference in priorities can lead to different views on issues such as economic inequality, immigration, and war. Another way to understand the political divide between young men and women is through the lens of Carl Jung's concept of the shadow. The shadow is the unconscious part of the personality that contains all of the aspects of...