Men Are So Last Season

Posted by on Aug 2, 2010 in gender, gender at work | 3 comments

There have been a few quality articles written recently about a topic close to my heart – the place of men in the modern workplace.  In this blog, I intend to do two things.  Firstly, I want to provide you with links to them so you can read them at your leisure, and a summary of what they’re about.  And second, since they mention some issues that I’ve touched on before,...

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Men From Mars Waste Their Hours

Posted by on Aug 8, 2008 in learning, news and events | 2 comments

Why do men show so little interest in Lifelong Learning or self improvement. Even – or especially – when it comes to learning about themelves? I’ve taught lots of courses at Queen’s University Belfast in the field of Personal Development. These workshops have ranged from Memory Improvement to Body Language, from Emotional Intelligence to Influencing Skills. They were all very...

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Men from Mars

Posted by on Aug 27, 2007 in gender, news and events | 0 comments

Men From Mars: How to Survive on a Strange World (OLE0139) 1-day workshop on Saturday 27 October 2007 Many courses explore woman’s issues. This unique course is designed for men. In it, we will investigate the “men’s movements” and what it means to be male in the 21st century. What is masculinity? Is it connected to adventure-seeking and risk-taking? Can it cope with anger and...

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