Gloria Steinem died recently, at age 92. The Washington Post, called her the “lodestar of the modern women’s movement.” As a freelance journalist, she wrote for prominent publications including Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and Vogue. She became the face of second-wave feminism, advocating for equality in the workplace. She famously posed as a Playboy bunny to enter the New York Playboy Club and expose the degrading treatment and low pay bunnies were subjected to.  In contrast to her dowdy and brash predecessor, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem brought a dose of glamour to the movement with her straight, parted hair and miniskirts. Vogue called her “the most attractive activist in Women’s Lib.” In 1971 she helped start Ms. Magazine and became its editor. One famous article listed prominent women, including Ms. Steinem herself, who publicly declared they’d had abortions.  Ms. Steinem eschewed marriage and never had children. She once told an interviewer that aborting her baby “gave me life. I wouldn’t have been able to live my life otherwise.” In 2000, at age 66, she did marry South African businessman, David Bale, the father of actor, Christian Bale. She insisted, her views about marriage hadn’t changed. “Marriage changed.” She said, “We spent 30 years in the United States changing marriage laws. If I had married when I was supposed to get married, I would have lost my name, my legal residence, my credit rating.”  Feminists have attained key goals. Young women are succeeding professionally. American women of marriageable age are better educated and have better career prospects than men.  Amidst this “progress,” young women report less enthusiasm for marriage than young men. And surveys show they’re less happy.  Feminism has failed to effectively acknowledge the most important and immutable feature of womanhood: their biology, their capacity to be mothers. Unlike Gloria Steinem, most women, even ambitious women, want to be mothers.   And this is what we must encourage if our society is to thrive and endure. #gloriasteinem #feminism #womensmovement #motherhood #culturewar #secondwavefeminism

Have you heard of NEET? The acronym stands for Not in Employment, Education, or Training. Today, that describes a significant cohort of young men. There is other evidence indicating that today’s young men are struggling. According to Institute for Family Studies (IFS): 43% of young men say, “I am inclined to think that I am a failure.”  61% of young men say, “I often feel that I have little control over the things that happen to me.” 48% feel that they are lacking community much of the time. An article by IFS researcher Brad Wilcox in Compact observes:  “More than half of young men gamble, with 35 percent doing so daily or several times a week—a number which is even higher among conservative young men, 47 percent of whom gamble daily or several times a week. Likewise, 43 percent watch porn daily or several times a week. An even greater number, two thirds of young men, play video games many times a day or at least once a day.” And yet, “Most young men still want to get married, value financial independence, and want to become fathers.”  Society needs men—virtuous, courageous, hardworking men who raise families and serve God. And yet for too long, our culture has told boys that masculinity is “toxic” and in many ways, has cast young males aside. It’s time to encourage young men, and we should start with prayer. Today, we're praying to:  Raise up godly figures to disciple and influence young men toward what is good and noble. Empower men who are struggling with addiction to break free in God's name.  Continue to turn the tide in our culture’s conversation to recognize our need for good men and to value both masculinity and femininity.  Give more young men a desire for Christ and provide leaders who can train them in the faith.  Thank you for praying today. Prayer is the most powerful thing we can do in any situation. Be sure to share these prayer targets with others! #prayforamerica #youngmen #healing #christianministry

Ministry can feel more like survival than the abundant life Jesus promised. 💛 Kerby Anderson talks with Dr. Eric Willis about how to get rooted, stay resilient, and actually thrive in the calling. Listen to this week's Highlights. Out now on Spotify, link in bio. #highlights #pointofview #rootedandresilient #pastorencouragement #ministrylife #christianpodcast

Women now hold 176,000 more payroll jobs than men in America. (WSJ) Caroline Downey argues young men's exit from the workforce wasn't voluntary. Here's why: "NASDAQ requires companies to publicly disclose whether they have at least two directors who are minorities, including one self-identified as a female." Young men in college noticed the virtue-signaling firsthand. "Girls were twice as likely as boys to get into Caltech or MIT, to make up for the fact that they are half as likely to apply." —Washington Post Today women are nearly 60% of college students. "It is time to change our policies and attitudes that keep young men from the workforce."  #education #tradejobs #policy #workforce #genderdata #dei #corporateamerica #collegelife

The state of Washington is hiding runaway children (from any state) from their parents and facilitating so-called “gender-affirming” treatment behind their backs. No family should have to face the terror of having a child run away from home and hidden by the state. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case on December 7. We’re asking the Court to protect families and their children before irreversible damage has been done. We are grateful to partner with Gene Schaerr (@SchaerrJaffeLlp) on this important case. Thank you for having us, @PointofViewRTS!

A growing number of young men are becoming NEET: Not in Employment, Education, or Training. They exist largely online, often as shut-ins, addicts, and young men without career or romantic prospects. One young Christian man writing about the problem has faced many of the same obstacles. He earned a college degree, started his own business, and eventually became a skilled tradesman. Along the way, he says he was passed over for jobs because he was a man, his business was undercut by AI and inflation, and his demanding work leaves little opportunity for dating. NEET affects young women too. But what happens when a generation of young men becomes disconnected from work, purpose, and family? This generation must beg the Lord: “Preserve us and save us.” Take a closer look at the challenges facing young men today. #neet #youngmen #work #family #christianworldview

Birth tourism is not the same thing as birthright citizenship. Birth tourism is the practice of upper-income foreign women traveling to the US specifically to have a child on US soil so that child becomes a US citizen. Dr. Merrill Matthews argues that addressing birth tourism could also open the door to a larger conversation about immigration reform. His three cheers focus on the executive order addressing birth tourism, efforts to stop corruption, and the possibility of using this issue to begin a broader discussion about immigration. Birth tourism may be one issue that opens the door to a much larger conversation about immigration. Take a closer look at the issue of birth tourism and the larger immigration debate. #birthtourism #immigration #birthrightcitizenship #immigrationreform #publicpolicy

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