M. Kimmel's Gender Equality & Feminist Ted Talk Review

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1. About the Speaker and his work - 150 words
2. About the main point of his work - 150 words
3. Entitlement - 150 words
4. Entitlement in a team context - 150 words
5. Resources
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Michael Kimmel's Gender Equality

Michael Kimmel's Ted Talk "Why Gender Equality is Good for Everyone - Men Included" (Kimmel 2015) draws from his many years as a sociologist whose scholarship and focus is on masculinities and gender studies. He is a spokesperson for NOMAS (National Organization for Men against Sexism) and has been supporting the feminist position throughout much of his academic career. The reason behind this is simple - he believes that gender equality is good for all, including men as it leads to higher employee retention and productivity, there is a higher sense of 'happiness' in the scale where families have happier and healthier children in an environment where men and women have found ways of living that allow them to develop their full potential without the barrier of gender. An unequal world that is harsh against women, according to Kimmel (Kinship United 2015) tips towards social inequalities and injustices that create harsh ...