Resources: Men, Masculinity, and Fathering

Books:

• The Secret Life of Men by Steve Biddulph
• The Way of the Superior Male by David Deida
• The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine by Matthew Fox
• The Sexual Paradox: Extreme Men, Gifted Women and the Real Gender Gap by Susan Pinker
• Men and the Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of Men by Michael Meade.
• The Masculine Mystique: The Politics of Masculinity by Andrew Kimbrell
• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore
• Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man by Susan Faludi
• Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Matter by Gordon Neufeld Ph.D., and Gabor Mate M.D.
• Fatherless Sons by Rex McCann
• Looking Good: Male Body Image in America by Lynne Luciano
• In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
• Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture by Paul Nathanson and Katherine E. Young
• Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination Against Males by Paul Nathanson and Katherine E. Young
• I Don't Want to Talk About It - Overcoming The Secret Legacy Of Male Depression by Terrance Real
• The Dark Side of Man: Tracing the Origins of Male Violence by Michael P. Ghiglieri
• The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America by David Whyte
• Fire in the Belly by Sam Keen
• The Beast Within: Why Men Are Violent by Neil Boyd
• Big Sister: How Extreme Feminism Has Betrayed the Fight for Sexual Equality by Neil Boyd
• The Myth of Male Power by Warren Farrell
• Father and Child Reunion by Warren Farrell
• Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say by Warren Farrell
• The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker.

Websites:

• The Men's Health Initiative of BC. The Men's Health Initiative of BC (MHIBC) is working with guys and those who care about them to build a men's health movement. We've created a one-stop website for men and their partners to explore important health issues.  We're offering free public health forums throughout BC, conducting important research, providing professional developmenet to the medical community, and much more. www.aboutmen.ca
• The Men's Health Research Program of The University of British Columbia. www.menshealthresearch.ubc.ca
• His Side, with host Glenn Sachs. The only syndicated radio program in North America that focuses on gender issues from the male perspective. Read his columns; listen to archived shows and more. www.hisside.com
• The Men's Bibliography - A comprehensive bibliography of writing on men, masculinities, gender, and sexualities listing over 16,700 works. (18th edition) http://mensbiblio.xyonline.net

BC Men's Resource Centre - Vancouver

Works to ensure balance in matters relating to men, and advocates change in areas of bias and inequality. Areas of focus include parenting, support during divorce, and anger management. Also offered are support groups for fathers who have little or no access to their children. Provides training regarding people skills in the workplace, and training in men's issues for service providers. Offers individual, couple, and family counseling, and has a comprehensive library of books, articles, tapes, and videos about men's issues. The centre is a safe, supportive, comfortable space open to anyone interested in men's issues. Privately funded organization.

British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

A non-profit society, established to provide therapeutic services for males who have been sexually abused at some time in their lives.

Divorce for Men: Legal Services

The Law Offices of Carey Linde is a divorce law and family law practice in Vancouver British Columbia with experienced divorce lawyers and family lawyers concentrating in custody law, shared parenting, divorce, marital separation, and other matrimonial and marriage issues and collaborative divorce and law. Equal physical shared parenting advocacy.