Dads4Kids friend David Maywald is a courageous man. Last week, on International Men’s Day, David released his groundbreaking book The Relentless War on Masculinity: Does it Ever End?, which is already a bestseller on Amazon. Watch the video below.

Extensive Qualifications

David is a board member, a proud father to a son and a daughter, and like Dads4Kids, he’s a passionate advocate for boys and men. He’s got an impressive bio, too:

His calling is to spark transformational change for men and boys, with positive societal spillovers. He has courageously pulled away from popular opinion, highlighting overlooked information and gradually persuading people to shift their views. He firmly believes that centrist men and women can achieve much healthier social outcomes by turning towards each other (and turning down the dial on extreme voices).

He and his family are based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. This followed his childhood in Adelaide and a lengthy career in Sydney, which included roles with J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse Asset Management, and BT Funds Management. As a professional Investment Manager, David helped oversee tens of billions of dollars invested in share markets worldwide.

He has travelled to dozens of countries across six continents for work and leisure. As a lifelong learner, David has completed a double degree at university, an honours thesis, qualifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst, both the Company Directors Course and the Boardroom Mastery program, in addition to multiple executive courses in governance excellence, innovation, digital transformation, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and community leadership.

David has served almost twenty organisations in a board capacity, during the last three decades (spanning organisations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra). This includes being Chair of a public company and Chair of an Investment Advisory Board overseeing A$11 billion in funds under management. David is currently a company director and board leader for two registered charities and serves on the Investment Committee of a Foundation.

David founded the Awards for Men in Leadership, recognising positive male role models who inspire our next generation. He has had two articles published in the International Journal of New Male Studies. His writing blends research, lived experience, and moral conviction, seeking to restore balance in a culture that has too often sidelined boys and men.

When not writing or contributing to his community, David enjoys time with his family, exercising, and mentoring young people.

Mutual Respect

Impressive indeed, and we were honoured to have David join us twice on last week’s 9-hour International Men’s Day Webcast. I can not recommend his book, The Relentless War on Masculinity: Does it Ever End?, more highly. The overview reads:

For decades, Western societies have tilted against men and boys – dismantling fatherhood, ignoring male disadvantage, and portraying masculinity as a problem to be fixed. The result is a deep social crisis: falling education outcomes for boys, disengaged young men, rising mental health struggles, plummeting birth rates, and fractured relationships between men and women.

In this timely and courageous book, David Maywald shines a clear light on the causes of this crisis and offers a vision for how to rebuild. Combining data-driven analysis with heartfelt advocacy, he calls for a new social contract: one where boys are supported, men are respected, and both sexes work together to create a healthier future for us all.

This book explores:

  • How Anglo societies moved from equality to gyno centrism—and what that means for our families, schools, and communities.
  • Why fatherhood, faith, and purpose remain essential foundations of human flourishing.
  • The cultural, political, and institutional forces that have sidelined men (and how to reverse them).
  • Practical solutions and reforms that can restore balance, rebuilding collaboration between men and women.

“There are no winners from The Relentless War on Masculinity, but we can rebuild a far healthier society if men and women collaborate for our children.”

This book challenges stereotypes, sparks honest conversation, and invites readers to move beyond blame toward understanding, respect, and renewal. It is a provocative, hopeful, and urgent call to action—for parents, teachers, policymakers, and everyone who believes that when men and boys thrive, society flourishes too.

Spoiler alert: It’s up to us to end the relentless war on masculinity. David incisively diagnoses the challenges facing men and boys across Western societies. More importantly, he provides hope and a way forward:

The Relentless War on Masculinity doesn’t have to be permanent. We have the knowledge and ability to change course. The first step is recognising the problem — and the next step is working together to solve it.

Change can start small: a father spending more time with his children, a teacher encouraging a struggling boy, a policymaker funding small programs that target male disadvantage.

If enough of us act with courage and conviction, then we can end the cycles of hostility and build a culture where men and women are allies, not adversaries. The future is not yet written — and we have the power to write a better one.

Indeed. Make sure you grab a copy of The Relentless War on Masculinity: Does it Ever End? You can purchase the book from Amazon or visit Books 2 Read to find a list of retailers and distributors. If you can, order a bunch of copies – they’d make fantastic Christmas gifts for friends, family and colleagues.

Lovework

Keep praying for an end to the war on masculinity, keep speaking up for men and boys, and keep being the best dad you can be. As David writes, if we work together, we can build a better future for all.

Yours for ending the war,
Nathaniel Marsh

P.S. I’m so thankful for those who support Dads4Kids in our mission to advocate for masculinity. If you enjoy receiving weekly encouragement from Dads4Kids, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis.

P.P.S. Well done to Paul ‘Paulo’ Withall and all the team from Zerosuicide Community Awareness on their moving shoes events at Parliament House, Canberra. Dads4Kids were there on Wednesday and are honoured to support the initiative. Paulo and his dedicated team raise much-needed awareness for the more than 2500 men and boys we lose to suicide each year in Australia. Watch the Dads4Kids video here.

Thanks to Paulo’s hard work, the shoes’ events on both the 19th and 26th November were well-attended by parliamentarians from all sides of politics, including Dan Repacholi MP and Special Envoy for Men’s Health, Mary Aldred MP, Renee Coffey MP, Sen. Pauline Hanson, Sen. Malcolm Roberts and many others. Please join Dads4Kids in thanking Paulo, the amazing team from Zerosuicide Community Awareness and our parliamentarians for their work advocating for men and boys.

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Republished with thanks to Dads4Kids. Image courtesy of Adobe.