The book examines men in powerful positions who question relations of power and domination from within. Through an intersectional lens, it illustrates how gender, class, and other dimensions of domination intertwine — and how emancipatory critique can emerge from privileged positions.

Drawing on interviews with 23 current and former male executives from the Swiss financial sector alongside autobiographical accounts, the study analyses patterns of what the author terms "emancipatory eutopian critique" — focusing less on critique as heroic opposition and more on transformations towards caring relationships. From fathers abandoning lucrative careers to care for children to executives embracing caring and responsible leadership, these narratives show how an orientation towards caring relations in the present can create more dialogical and caring futures. The analysis also offers new theoretical tools, including the concept of "gender as mosaic".

The book is aimed at scholars, policy-makers, practitioners, and students working at the intersection of gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, organisation and leadership studies, political science, sociology, and social movement studies.

Dr. Annika Thym holds a PhD in gender studies from the University of Basel. She currently works as a researcher on diversity, equality, and inclusion in the Swiss public sector. She is co-editor of Contemporary Analysis of Masculinities in Switzerland (2021) and the Handbook on Men, Masculinities and Organizations (2023).