We are the offspring of approval-seekers. We want approval … - Warren Farrell

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We are the offspring of approval-seekers. We want approval so badly that we vacillate between conforming to get it and standing out (being outstanding) to get it.

Warren Farrell

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About Warren Farrell

Warren Farrell (born June 26, 1943) is an American educator, activist and author of seven books on men's issues with women. He has served on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women, and is a prominent voice in the Men's movement.

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Alternative Names: warren farrell • Warren Thomas Farrell • Dr. Warren Farrell

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Men’s pay paid women to love and nurture, to connect and feel. To be nurturer-connectors. In contrast, men received their pay by being some form of killer-protector. By becoming a human doing (a captain or a coal miner), not a human being (a person who feels happy or sad).

Over the last forty years, the median annual earnings of a boy with just a high school diploma dropped 26 percent.

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