Ep 204. Jordan Shapiro: How to Be a Feminist Dad

<p>Jordan Shapiro is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Figure-How-Feminist-Dad/dp/0316459968/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jordan+shapiro&amp;qid=1619116651&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad</em></a><em>.&nbsp; </em>He<em> </em>is a senior fellow for the <a href="http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop</a> and Nonresident Fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/jordan-shapiro/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brookings Institution</a>. His previous book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Childhood-Raising-Thrive-Connected/dp/0316437247/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jordan+shapiro&amp;qid=1619116719&amp;sr=8-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The New Childhood: Raising Kids To Thrive in a Connected World</em></a>, focused on parenting and screen time. During the week, you can find him in the classroom at Temple University, where he teaches in the Intellectual Heritage Program and developed the online version of the university's core curriculum.</p><p>In this episode, Stew talks with Jordan about fatherhood in the modern world and the dilemmas fathers face at work and at home, stigmas that undermine divorced fathers, why patriarchy is harmful to men and to women, the importance of being a feminist, and what it takes to become a feminist dad -- critical consciousness, responsive fathering, removing locker-room gender essentialism, and rigorous inclusivity.&nbsp; Jordan offers practical advice on how fathers can adopt these principles in their lives, thereby liberating themselves and giving their children the love, support, and guidance their children need to thrive.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Here then, fathers, is an invitation, a challenge, just for you, once you’ve listened to the conversation.&nbsp; What can you do to demonstrate to your children a commitment to rigoro