Warren Farrell, a nationally-recognized expert on male/female dynamics and author of the international bestseller Why Men Are The Way They Are, will attempt to answer those and other questions at a forum on Thursday, March 14, at Cal State Northridge.

"Why Men Are The Way They Are" will take place from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center in the University Student Union on the east side of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.

His presentation will be followed by a men¹s beauty contest and a role reversal "date."

"The goal of the program is to increase understanding between the genders and to promote enhanced male/female relationships," said Carolyn Okazaki, coordinator of CSUN¹s Project Advocates for Cultural Talk.

"As a counselor with University Counseling Services, I can say that while male/female relationships appear to have changed dramatically in terms of the individual¹s expectation of him or herself and self in relationship, in many ways we have remained the same," she said. "The program should give each one of us insight into the experience of the other gender and thereby increase understanding of the opposite gender."

Farrell has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey TV show and has been interviewed by Barbara Walters, Peter Jennings and Larry King.

For more information, call University Counseling Services at (818) 677-2366 or Carolyn Okazaki at (818) 677-4786.