Ep. 6: The “P” Word: Men Are Losing Too?| The Patriarchy & Men’s Mental Health (Part 2)@bmy.podcast

If the patriarchy is supposed to benefit men, why are so many men struggling under the expectations it places on them? 👀 The patriarchy is often discussed as a system that gives men power and disadvantages women. But what happens when we look beyond who holds the power and start asking who is actually benefiting from the system itself? In Episode 6 of Between Me and You, we’re getting into the conversation around the patriarchy, unpacking traditional gender roles, the expectations placed on both men and women, and the ways these expectations shape our identities, relationships, and mental well-being. From men being expected to provide, lead, and suppress their emotions to women being expected to nurture, accommodate, and carry the emotional load, we’re asking whether the roles society has assigned us are really serving either of us. Does the patriarchy genuinely benefit men, or does it place them under a different kind of pressure? How do the expectations placed on men and women reinforce one another? And what would our relationships look like if we stopped measuring people against rigid ideas of what a man or a woman should be? This is Part 2 of our two-part conversation on men’s mental health, following our discussion on toxic masculinity. We’re taking the conversation a step further by examining the wider system behind some of these expectations, challenging familiar narratives, and asking the uncomfortable question: who really wins? Because maybe the conversation isn’t just about men versus women. Maybe it’s about understanding the systems we’ve inherited, the expectations we continue to uphold, and what it would take to build healthier relationships with ourselves and one another. 💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION Do you think the patriarchy benefits men, women, both, or neither? And what makes you say that? Tell us in the comments. We want to hear YOUR side. Welcome to Between Me and You, where we have real conversations about real life, relationships, and everything in between. ☕️🤍 With Tadi and Faz 🎙️ Listen & follow YouTube: ‪‪@bmy.podcast‬ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033YV6l... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast... Follow the hosts Tadiwanashe Magazire: @_idwa_ Fazilla Maseko: @fazilla.maseko Business enquiries: betweenmeandyouzw@gmail.com Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 Heart Check In 01:45 Before We Get Into It 12:18 Main Topic 31:40 Dear Betweeners 38:27 Outro #betweenmeandyou #podcast #betweenmeandyoupodcast