Are you being the man you always wanted to be? Does this question have any meaning for you? Have you ever heard it before? Are there men in your life you trust and can turn to for support and wisdom when you need it most? Can you share your concerns, issues, fears and ideas with those men without being judged or ridiculed? I'm not talking about 'buddies' here – the guys you 'hang' with, play sports or drink with. I am talking about a few men you see regularly with whom you can comfortably and sa …

… We long for a strong, masculine partner who can see this in us, and love us precisely because of it. And we desire to be acknowledged in our careers, not because we are good at masquerading as men, but because we are women who are both "powerful and feminine". In the Old Paradigm thinking, women's empowerment often took the form of projecting confidence or manipulating attention that looked a lot like trying too hard, and bore little resemblance to authenticity. But, my sisters, this is differen …