FRIEDAN: There was a masculine mystique, too.

PLAYBOY: What was it?

FRIEDAN: Men had to be supermen: stoic, responsible meal tickets. Dominance is a burden. Most men who are honest will admit that.

Betty Friedan (1921–2006) American writer, feminist, activist

Interview by David Sheff, Playboy (Sep 1992)
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Reprinted in Janann Sherman, Interviews with Betty Friedan (2002).