There's no denying that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance. Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion about feminism as a human issue, not simply a women's issue. Men are crucial to the movement — as fathers, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, and friends. From "why" to "how" to "what can men do", Men and Feminism answers all the questions men have about how and why they should get behind feminism.
Shira Tarrant is an expert in gender politics, feminism, pop culture, and masculinity. She is author of Men and Feminism (Seal Press), When Sex Became Gender (Routledge), and editor of the provocative anthology Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge). She is currently co-editing Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style.
Shira Tarrant's work has appeared in Bitch, off our backs, Women's Studies Quarterly, Huffington Post, Genre magazine, The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-Wave Feminism, and Fix Me Up: Essays on Television Dating and Makeover Shows (forthcoming).
Shira is the column editor for "The Man Files" at the popular blog Girl With Pen. She is a frequent invited speaker at college campuses and other public venues, and is quoted widely in print, television, radio and online media.
Shira Tarrant has a PhD in political science from UCLA and fond memories of lounging on the grass in the campus sculpture garden.
