Machismo

M.A.C.H.O.S. In The U.S.A.

Posted 05.25.2012

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Macho. The image of a manly, tough and assertive male figure comes to mind. He has an overly exaggerated masculinity. He's strong, well-built, and wal...

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The Macho In Me

Erika L. Sánchez | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Machismo, Mexican, Self-Sufficiency, Pride, Hispanic Heritage, Latino Voices News

A friend of mine, however, recently pointed out that this sense of extreme self-suffiency is actually a manifestation of machismo. It's the idea that you have the strength and balls to take care of yourself and your family. You avoid asking for help even though it may have devastating effects.

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Obama, Osama and the Cycle of Machismo

Aaron Belkin | Posted 05.01.2012

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Progressives cannot blame the president for our highly militarized culture in which masculinity has been conflated with martial violence and military prowess. The roots of this tradition are so deep President Obama can't do much to soften it.

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Latina Leadership: How Far Have We Come, How Much Further Do We Have to Go?

Placida V. Gallegos | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Machismo, Latino Sexism, Latino Working Class, Latino Prosperity, Latina Women, Working Women, Racism, Sexism, Latino Voices News

Much has changed since the late sixties. Unfortunately, much has not changed. Latinas were then and continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions in all institutions and sectors

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WATCH: Father Filmed Taking Son To Brothel

Posted 02.23.2012

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A Nicaraguan father took his 16-year-old son to a brothel on his birthday to do away with his virginity. It isn't shocking that this happens, but it i...

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PHOTOS: How Soap Operas And Female Empowerment Helped Bring Down Brazil's Fertility Rate

Posted 11.07.2011

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In the September 2011 issue of National Geographic, Cynthia Gorney examines how Brazil's fertility rate has plunged below replacement levels, and prov...

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Psst, Wanna Kill a Scimitar-Horned Oryx?

Mark Morford | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Texas, Machismo, Trophy Hunting, Endangered Species, Hunting, Sport Hunting, Extinct Animals, Game Preserves, Culture News

Have you heard of these places? Giant ranches where giant men pay giant fees to be driven in luxury SUVs out onto huge swaths of privately owned property in order to shoot carefully bred and relatively tame creatures who never had a chance in the first place?

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How to Succeed in a Macho World

Valerie Orsoni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Machismo, Women in Business, Emotion, Goals, Family, Success, Macho, Business News

The vast majority of women think they need to behave like men in order to be successful, whereas most men believe that what makes a woman successful is, in fact, her femininity!

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Energy Machismo and White House Solar Panels

Keith Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Obama may be able to blame congressional politics for his lack of follow-through on the policy side of things, there really doesn't seem to be any clear excuse for his symbolic failure.

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The Cowardice of Machismo

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lbj, Machismo, Vietnam War, Bill Moyers, Politics News

Men are mentally crippled by the overwhelming irrelevancy of traditional male gender training, which robs them of the mental flexibility necessary to deal with the complex world we actually inhabit.

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The Raw Machismo of Dictatorship

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a remarkable display of raw machismo: "My way or the highway... or jail!" It was a one-man political theatre, a monologue about absolute power,...

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From Wall Street to Neverland: The Year America Didn't Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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The public health burden of insomnia on the US is measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars. While we routinely cut calories, or cram in exercise, sleep has not even entered the conversational lexicon.

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Feminomics: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Man Devalued

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Machismo, Psychology, Gender Roles, Recession, Economic Crisis, Business News

To compensate for what men cannot do, they tell women that they may not do other things. Much of history has been shaped by male insecurities, and such insecurities grow in hard times.

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Pro Mujer: Journey Towards Women's Empowerment In Latin America

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.

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Realpolitik vs. Reality

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Machismo, Obama, Foreign Policy, International Policy, Barack Obama, Politics News

It's time for Americans to grow up, get their heads out of the sand, and put Realpolitik to bed. Our policy of treating every nation's territory as our personal property is not 'realistic', it's just short-sighted.

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