In Praise of Men

Media release may – 1
08 April 2011

In Praise of Men

In the panic and confusion of a disaster, such as the Christchurch earthquake, men’s courage and selflessness come to the fore. But when the dust settles, how do we view and react to the often-forgotten male virtues – like bravery, practicality, logic and gallantry?

Writing in praise of men can be risky business, claims North & South editor Virginia Larson. Braving a feminist backlash, she celebrates the manly virtues and explains why men have been dubbed the “disposable” sex.

The Lost Boys

After 40 years of feminism, is it time to start worrying about how the other half live and die?

Donna Chisholm talks to researcher-economist Paul Callister, head of a three-year research project into New Zealand’s “missing men”.

The study suggests women have been the winners from the surging growth of the 2000s – and in looking at the female gaps at the top of the job market, we’re overlooking the growing body count of males at the bottom.

The Rural Network

“Petrified by Terrifying Sheep Disorder” – or PTSD to the newly rural – is just one of the problems Kate Brennan deals to on her hugely popular lifestylers’ website.

Joanna Wane visits “Country Kate” on her Northland plot and finds out why she’s the go-to girl for advice on everything from blowfly strike to foot baths for goats.

Also in the May issue of North & South

We meet “Greenie”, a big-hearted blacksmith on the West Coast who is turning young lives around with an ancient art.

North & South political columnist Guyon Espiner finds nuggets of welfare-reform gold buried in the Welfare Working Group’s recently released report.

The criminal procedure bill currently before Parliament would overturn some of our oldest legal safeguards. Lawyer Genevieve O’Halloran explains why we should all be very worried.

It’s all in the May edition of North & South on newsstands from Monday, April 11.

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