Being a Woman in a Man's World

Marilyn Monroe said it best:  "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it."


So with that said, let me clarify:  I am Feminine, not a Feminist.  I am a Woman, not a Warrior.  I am a Mother, not a Moron.  
There isn't anything more appealing or heart-warming to me than a Real Man.  Let me define what I believe to be a Real Man:


A man who knows how to take control and maintain control with firm, gentle authority.
A man with empathy.
A man with compassion.
A man who laughs from his belly.
A man who understands and takes pride in his role as a provider and respects how a woman may provide in her own way.
A man who understands that most women and girls look up to men for protection and who does not exploit his noble role in this regard.
A man who understands that the minds of men and woman are wired differently for the most part, but the challenge and delight should be in finding and establishing Common Ground where differences of opinion may be respected, conflict may be resolved and harmony reigns over chaos.


I know that these men exist. In my life they have been and are:

•  my Grandfather who fought so bravely for five years in North Africa during WWII; 
•  my Father who worked from the age of 12 to support his mother and his many siblings and who always provided so wonderfully for us, not just financially, but morally and emotionally; 
•  my husband who gave up a career in his beloved country and who served in a war on foreign soil to protect me, his children and his country.  A man who still believes in Chivalry and doing the Right Thing: 
• my older brother who fought for two years in the South African Bush War to protect our rights and freedoms; 
• my younger brother who studied day and night to become a History Professor and thereby honor the lives of Winston Churchill, Ike Eisenhower, Edmund Burke and the like, 
• Scot Filer of Lionsgate Investigations & Risk Management, who is a man of great vision, compassion and intelligence - a man who takes pride in protecting his family, colleagues, community and country; 
• Dr. Robert Hare, who has dedicated his life to studying psychopaths and providing the civil and professional community with resources to survive their onslaught; 
• Paul Gillespie of KINSA who worked tirelessly with the Ontario Provincial Police and now heads the Kids Internet Safety Alliance, nuking online predators and offering hope to law enforcement involved in preventing the exploitation of children online;
• Steve Harvey, performer and author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man!
•  John Walsh of America's Most Wanted,( what a tenacious, righteous man and heart-broken Dad,)
•  Marc Klaas of the Klaas Foundation
• Steve Daley, founder of radKIDS Personal Empowerment and Safety Education 
• Captain Robert Greenberg, Founder of Law Enforcement Today (LET)
• Gabriel García Márquez, magical author and hopeless Romantic
• Elie Wiesel, survivor of the Holocaust and author of "Night",
• Dr. Wayne Dyer, survivor, husband, father, author of "My Greatest Teacher"
• Mitch Albom, father, husband, Author of "Tuesdays with Morrie"
• Father Malachi Martin, Catholic Priest and exorcist
• the Dalai Lama
• all the many marvelous men who blessed us with their poetry, novels, masterpieces, art, film-making, singing and song-writing over the centuries,
• and last, but not least, my King, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

These are some of the most powerful men I have had the privilege of knowing and I look forward to a future of devoted collaboration for the same common cause: protecting and investing in our Children.

My reason for publishing this post is because it saddens me to the core to read and hear about the constant conflict between Dads and Moms, Women and Men, Republicans and Femi-Nazis....while they are engrossed in useless argument, children suffer, and child predators flourish.

One of my most important goals as President of the Views of the Child Society is to quench this unnecessary fire and redirect that energy, from reasonable men and women, towards Common Ground where our Children may take safe haven,while we figure out new methods and implement new laws for child protection and prosperity.

I look forward to working with those of you who are Master of their emotions and who will accompany me on this righteous path.


Lee Strong
President - Views of the Child Society
Vancouver, B.C., Canada