The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help

Written by Jackson Katz

Narrated by Adam Lofbomm

Revised and updated to include current studies, politics, and discussions, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a male issue as well as a female one—and how we can come together to stop it.



Written by pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of women and men who have confronted the problem from all angles, the discussions surrounding currents events in politics and pop-culture, and where the violence is ignored or encouraged in our upbringing. Katz also offers cogent explanations for why so many men harass and hurt women, and he shows what can be done to stop the violence.



By working together as allies, Katz shows how all genders can end the abuse and mistreatment of women.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Oct 8, 2019
• ISBN: 9781977344236

Jackson Katz

Jackson Katz has long been a major figure and thought leader in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equality and prevent gender violence. He is co-founder of the multiracial, mixed-gender Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, one of the longest-running and most widely influential gender violence prevention programs in North America, and the first major program of its kind in the sports culture and the military. Katz is one of the early architects of the “bystander” approach to prevention. He is the creator of the award-winning Tough Guise video series and author of numerous articles, as well as Man Enough? Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity. His TEDx talk: Violence against Women – It’s a Men’s Issue, has been viewed more than four million times. An acclaimed public speaker, Katz has delivered thousands of lectures and conducted trainings in all 50 states, 8 Canadian provinces and on every continent except Antarctica.

Reviews for The Macho Paradox

[stige_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Starts off well and then flags towards the end, with the last third being a bit repetitive and lacking the energy of the beginning.

Should be required reading for most men and most leaders. I suspect a lot of what I have just read will take time to settle and come to terms with.

If you're a bloke...read it. It will give you the tools to be a slightly better you, and then it will be up to you to use them.

[melancholycat · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book. I recommend that all (men and women) read this, it's difficult to see how much of an effect gender relations have on us all. Socially-constructed notions of masculinity and femininity need to be changed, we are supposed to be an egalitarian society, let's live up to our name.