A Note from the Author

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WOMEN. Of course I’m biased. Not only am I female, I gave birth to two more. I care for my daughters’ safety, honor, and futures even more than my own. But I also care equally for men, and believe that selfless masculinity, unleashed, has the power to change the world. My heart aches over the great divide between us —the blaming, shaming, and fear. I believe there’s a better way —a partnership that brings out the best in us all, a world in which we choose the good of others above our own desires.

Most authors dream that their words will somehow make a difference in this world, and I’m no different. But words sail further when tethered to action. That’s why I’m donating half of all my earnings from this book to the Corban Fund, which supports organizations seeking to end violence against women and promote change, like the A21 Campaign, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, and Fight the New Drug.

Men aren’t better than women; women aren’t better than men. We both have the capacity to choose good, so let’s do more of that.

Safety for all,

Jess