The I Index

BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity

Maybe someday

49

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

88/100

Critics

10/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Ruth Whippman

Publisher:

Harmony

Date:

June 4, 2024

A deep dive into the complexities of raising boys within the confines of harmful cultural norms – and how mothers can challenge those social pressures to support their sons and guide them to become connected, emotionally nuanced humans.

What The Reviewers Say

Richard Reeves,
The Wall Street Journal
[Whippman's] book is honest, truth-seeking and balanced. She confronts evidence that challenges her own liberal priors and changes her mind on a number of issues..
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker
Inertia permeates the book; it often seems trapped in 2017.

Publishers Weekly
Captivating.

Kirkus
A thoughtful, well-informed look at boys’ lives..