Millions of American men are relegated to the periphery of life in the United States. Many of these men have been pushed out or an economy and society where the odds are stacked against them; others have chosen to be on the outskirts of 21st century America.
These men are disconnected from work, personal relationships, family and children and civic and community life. They may angry at women, government, employers, and "the system." Many are unsure what it means to be a man today. They are often isolated, and millions have done time in prison.
They are working class men, millennial men, formerly incarcerated men, and men higher up the socioeconomic ladder.
Check out Andrew Yarrow's new book, Man Out: Men on the Sidelines of American Life.
American men today face huge, scaled-up challenges and anxieties like never before - socially, financially, professionally, and personally.
Are you male and feel that things are not quite going according to plan? Maybe you bought the ticket, but the train jumped the tracks and now your life doesn’t look much like the American dream. You aren't alone. Millions of men, from almost every background, feel the same.
Hard to get a good job, live well, have a relationship, see your kids? Are you gaming, using hookup apps, booze or drugs? Like many Americans, do you think “the system” is rigged?
ManOUT is digging
into the issues.
ManOUT is digging into the issues.
1950s: Nine out of 10 American men worked.
Now: Fewer than seven out of 10 work.
Out of work
1973: Men earned on average $53,294, measured in 2014 dollars.
2014: $50,441.
Lighter pockets
Out of patience
Men appear to be 50 percent less likely to trust government than women.
Raising kids
1960: 9 out of 10 children had fathers living in the same home.
Now: fewer than 2 out of 3 on any given night.
In mom and dad's
1960: 28 percent of 18 to 34-year-old American men live with their parents.
Now: 43 percent.
Out of marriage
1970: nine percent never married.
2012: 23 percent never married.
Membership in primarily male service organizations like the Rotary Club, Elks, and Kiwanis has dropped by at least one-third since the 1960s.
Civic Clubs
1970: 35 percent more men than women in college.
Now: 36 percent more women in college than men.
College
1950s: Nine out of 10 American men worked.
Now: Fewer than seven out of 10 work.
Out of work
1973: men earned on average $53,294, measured in 2014 dollars.
2014: $50,441.
Lighter pockets
Out of patience
Men are about 50 percent less likely to trust government than women.
Raising kids
1960: 9 out of 10 children had fathers living in the same home.
Now: fewer than 2 out of 3 on any given night.
In mom and dad's
1960: 28 percent of 18 to 34-year-old American men live with their parents.
Now: 43 percent.
Out of marriage
1960: nine percent never married.
2012: 23 percent never married.
Civic Clubs
Membership in primarily male service organizations like the Rotary Club, Elks, and Kiwanis has dropped by at least one-third since the 1960s.
College
1970: 35 percent more men than women in college.
Now: 36 percent more women in college than men.
325 Million
24%
76%
Millennials are now the biggest generation in America. There are 75 million Americans in their 20s and early 30s. While they’re the best-educated generation in history, life for the men of this generation has been different and more difficult in many ways.
24%
76%
Millennials are now the biggest generation in America. There are 75 million Americans in their 20s and early 30s. While they’re the best-educated generation in history, life for the men of this generation has been different and more difficult in many ways.
Too often you turn on cable media behemoth, some airbag is throwing out glib terms like “freeloader,” “whiner,” “lazy.” Really? That’s the best they can do?
ManOUT is about doing better! We’re looking for more than a few men willing to tell us how it really is — your experiences, opinions, how you see it.
Your answers can be anonymous, unless you want to connect with other men. What you tells us is partly research for a book, but it’s also about building a community that gets it. You could be 20, 45, or 64, married or single, working or not, or of any race or ethnicity. All you have to be is a man.
Hey! We get it.
Hey! We get it!
Too often you turn on cable media behemoth, some airbag is throwing out glib terms like “freeloader,” “whiner,” “lazy.” Really? That’s the best they can do? Yep!
ManOUT is about doing better! We’re looking for more than a few men willing to tell us how it really is — your experiences, opinions, how you see it.
Your answers can be anonymous, unless you want to connect with other men. What you tells us is partly research for a book, but it’s also about building a community that gets it. You could be 20, 45, or 64, married or single, working or not, or of any race or ethnicity. All you have to be is a man.