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For Oakton Students: Scholarships to attend Men’s Day are available. Interested students are encouraged to contact Bea Cornelissen, Office of College Advancement (Room 1144, Des Plaines campus), 847-635-1812 to apply for a Men’s Day Scholarship.

Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say
Warren Farrell, Ph.D

What do men do to become successful at work that often makes us failures at home? And to prevent this behavior cycle, how can men rethink and discuss topics such as how to raise children, work-life choices, division of housework, domestic violence, communication, and sexuality?

How can men and women learn to really listen, hear, and empathize with each other’s emotional perspectives? What are the "relationship language" skills that point the way to meaningful dialog between the sexes?

Warren Farrell began conducting research on gender issues in the 1960s. His first book in 1974, The Liberated Man, was written from a feminist perspective. A decade later, Farrell began to notice that men were feeling misrepresented, and his best-seller, Why Men Are The Way They Are, was written to answer women’s questions about men in a way that also rang true for men. By the 1990s, Farrell felt the misunderstandings about men had deepened and become dangerous to the survival of families. He confronted the misunderstandings head-on with the award-winning The Myth of Male Power. Farrell has appeared on more than 1,000 television and radio shows, and been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, and Peter Jennings, among many others. He has been featured in The New York Times, People, The Wall Street Journal, and a variety of men’s journals. To learn more about Farrell’s life and career, visit www.warrenfarrell.com.