Conversation of ‘male power’ only seems to point the finger one way; upward, at the Fortune500 CEOs, political leaders, politicians and Presidents, who are overwhelmingly men, and is where ‘male power’ is centralized. And so the angry fist of societal woes is forever shaken at the clouds, and never anywhere else. The world splutters superlatives at the billionaire playboys, disgraced politicians, and psychotic CEOs, as if such people are emblematic of ‘men’ as a whole. But take a look around. How many of the men in your life sit within such thrones of power? How many men in your life have ratified legislation, negotiated global trade deals, launched an IPO, hosted world leaders, or indeed, started wars? And if the normal men in your life are not involved with such decisions, then which ones are they making? Well – It’s probably along the lines of: what to watch on TV, what to do at the weekend, when are the kids going to bed, whats for dinner, where should we invest our money, and whose turn is it to take out the bins? These are the every day routines that are familiar to all of us. And it is here, in the realm of everyday decisions, that a different picture of ‘power’ is painted. So let’s take a look at what ‘power’ means to the average person, and ask, how much do men really control? ~ Sources

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2026-05-15