Warren Farrell
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Warren Thomas Farrell (born June 26, 1943) is an American political scientist, activist, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues. Farrell initially came to prominence in the 1970s as a supporter of second wave feminism but has since become a leading figure of the men's rights movement.[1][2][3] He served on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Farrell advocates for "a gender liberation movement", with "both sexes walking a mile in each other's moccasins".[4]
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Born | Warren Thomas Farrell (1943-06-26) June 26, 1943 (age 80) Queens, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | NYU, UCLA, Montclair State University |
Period | Contemporary |
Genre | Psychological, social, political |
Subject | Men's/women's/fathers' issues, gender, couples' communication, child custody, boy crisis |
Literary movement | Women's movement men's movement fathers' movement |
Spouse | Ursula Farrell (divorced) Liz Dowling (2002–present) |
Children | 2 stepdaughters |
Website | |
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His books cover history, law, sociology and politics (The Myth of Male Power);[5] couples' communication (Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say,[6] and Father and Child Reunion);[7] economic and career issues (Why Men Earn More);[8] child psychology and child custody (Father and Child Reunion); and teenage to adult psychology and socialization (Why Men Are The Way They Are,[9] The Liberated Man[10] and Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men).[11] All of his books are related to men's and women's studies, including his March 2018 publication The Boy Crisis.[12]