Manhood Crisis

Kimmel describes masculinity in a way that shows the reader that men were under a lot of pressure to be successful, not only in the workplace, but also at home. Father's instilled these same ideas to their sons early on; they taught them that they needed to be tough and not be a wimp, which in turn gave these boys the idea that they could not show their emotions for fear of being made fun of. 

Another thing that caused men to feel the need to prove their masculinity is the fact that women were starting to enter the workforce and were competing with men for jobs. This made men think that if they were now working with women, they were losing part of their manhood because they were doing the same jobs as women. 

With the feminist movement, masculinity was put into further crisis because so much attention was being put on women so men felt the need to overcompensate their masculinity through their work and providing for their family, and they were seen as assholes that only wanted money and success.