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Jon Birger

Author of "Make Your Move" & "Date-Onomics," Expert on Relationship Science and Evolving Dating Culture

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Jon Birger Biography

Jon Birger is an award-winning magazine writer and a contributor to Fortune magazine. In his second act, he’s also become America’s accidental dating guru. Jon is the author of two dating books —Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game (Workman Publishing, September 2015) and the forthcoming Make Your Move: The New Science of Dating and Why Women Are in Charge (BenBella Books, February 2021). A former senior writer at Fortune and Money, Jon was named to AlwaysOn Network’s list of “Power Players in Technology Business Media.” His work has also appeared in Barron’s, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York Magazine, Time Magazine, The Daily Mail, The New York Post, and The Washington Post. Jon is a familiar face and voice on television and radio, having made appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America, BBC World Service, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and Fox News — discussing a wide range of topics from the dating market to the stock market to how college sex ratios affect campus life. A graduate of Brown University, Jon lives with his family in Larchmont, N.Y.

Speaking Topics
  • THE NEW SCIENCE OF DATING

    Drawing from his new book "Make Your Move" and from the very latest scholarly research on dating and sexuality, Jon shows how today's singles have been led astray by the old "rules" of dating. Most men do not enjoy the chase. Most women are not naturally coy and passive. This is why hetero women who tap into their natural assertiveness — who are willing to do everything from make the first move to propose marriage — fare so much better than their romantic rivals who play by the rules and wait to be courted.

  • ONLINE DATING IS KILLING MODERN ROMANCE

    There's a reason why marriage rates are crashing among millennials. It's the same reason why young people on social media seem more concerned with winning the breakup than finding a soulmate. Drawing from "Make Your Move," Jon shows how online dating is changing love and romance for the worse. Dating apps and sites promote a consumerist mindset, one in which wvery relationship is returnable and disposable. It's why couples who met online tend to have shorter-lived relationships than couples who met at work, through friends, at church or in other real-world settings.

  • IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THE SEX RATIO: HOW LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS HAVE CHANGED THE DATING CULTURE

    Jon uses his "Date-Onomics" research to explore how lopsided sex ratios are driving the hookup culture and distorting modern dating. Traditional dating advice books tell women it’s their fault — that they’d have their Mr. Right by now if only they hadn’t returned his text message an hour too soon or an hour too late. Nonsense, says Jon. His explanation: With four women now graduating college for every three men, the post-college dating market has become hopelessly lopsided in men's favor—at least if you're dating other college grads. And science shows that the culture becomes less monogamous and more sexualized when men are in undersupply. The dating math is reversed in the blue-collar dating world, where it’s women who have the leverage — which is Jon has been predicting in increase in what he first dubbed "mixed-collar marriage."

  • SOLVING THE BOY PROBLEM IN AMERICAN EDUCATION

    There's a boy problem in our schools. Since 2000, 33% more women than men have been attending and graduating from college. Girls get much better grades in high school, accounting for 70% of valedictorians and 60% of students with “A” averages. What's going on? Conservatives blame feminism & Title IX. Problem is, the college gender gap is not a uniquely American problem. The numbers are similar in Australia, Canada and Europe too. The college gender gap even exists in China and Algeria—places where school curriculums certainly have not been hijacked by American feminists. Solving The Boy Problem requires understanding the latest science on brain-maturity differences between boys and girls. Jon explains how.

  • LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS AND #METOO

    Writing in the 1970s, Harvard psychologist Marcia Guttentag argued that the rise of the feminist movement in the '60s and '70s was in part a backlash against misogyny spawned by the lopsided sex ratios in her era — one in which women were increasingly objectified and devalued. (Due to the Baby Boom and the traditional age gap at marriage, there were significantly more 22-year-old women than 26-year-old men by the late 1960s.) Were Guttentag alive today, I suspect she’d be making similar arguments about the college gender gap and the rise of the #MeToo movement. FBI and Interpol crime data show a clear connection between higher sexual assault rates and low ratios of men to women. To put it crudely, men seem to value women less when women are in oversupply. The opposite is also true too: Research on China shows that as sex ratios there have skewed more and more male, the only major crime rate that has declined is sexual assault. Jon discusses how lopsided sex ratios have contributed to a culture of sexual harassment and sexual violence — and how sex-ratio science can inform the response.

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Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game

Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game

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Jon Birger Biography

Jon Birger is an award-winning magazine writer and a contributor to Fortune magazine. In his second act, he’s also become America’s accidental dating guru. Jon is the author of two dating books —Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game (Workman Publishing, September 2015) and the forthcoming Make Your Move: The New Science of Dating and Why Women Are in Charge (BenBella Books, February 2021). A former senior writer at Fortune and Money, Jon was named to AlwaysOn Network’s list of “Power Players in Technology Business Media.” His work has also appeared in Barron’s, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York Magazine, Time Magazine, The Daily Mail, The New York Post, and The Washington Post. Jon is a familiar face and voice on television and radio, having made appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America, BBC World Service, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and Fox News — discussing a wide range of topics from the dating market to the stock market to how college sex ratios affect campus life. A graduate of Brown University, Jon lives with his family in Larchmont, N.Y.

Jon Birger Speaking Topics

  • THE NEW SCIENCE OF DATING

    Drawing from his new book "Make Your Move" and from the very latest scholarly research on dating and sexuality, Jon shows how today's singles have been led astray by the old "rules" of dating. Most men do not enjoy the chase. Most women are not naturally coy and passive. This is why hetero women who tap into their natural assertiveness — who are willing to do everything from make the first move to propose marriage — fare so much better than their romantic rivals who play by the rules and wait to be courted.

  • ONLINE DATING IS KILLING MODERN ROMANCE

    There's a reason why marriage rates are crashing among millennials. It's the same reason why young people on social media seem more concerned with winning the breakup than finding a soulmate. Drawing from "Make Your Move," Jon shows how online dating is changing love and romance for the worse. Dating apps and sites promote a consumerist mindset, one in which wvery relationship is returnable and disposable. It's why couples who met online tend to have shorter-lived relationships than couples who met at work, through friends, at church or in other real-world settings.

  • IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THE SEX RATIO: HOW LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS HAVE CHANGED THE DATING CULTURE

    Jon uses his "Date-Onomics" research to explore how lopsided sex ratios are driving the hookup culture and distorting modern dating. Traditional dating advice books tell women it’s their fault — that they’d have their Mr. Right by now if only they hadn’t returned his text message an hour too soon or an hour too late. Nonsense, says Jon. His explanation: With four women now graduating college for every three men, the post-college dating market has become hopelessly lopsided in men's favor—at least if you're dating other college grads. And science shows that the culture becomes less monogamous and more sexualized when men are in undersupply. The dating math is reversed in the blue-collar dating world, where it’s women who have the leverage — which is Jon has been predicting in increase in what he first dubbed "mixed-collar marriage."

  • SOLVING THE BOY PROBLEM IN AMERICAN EDUCATION

    There's a boy problem in our schools. Since 2000, 33% more women than men have been attending and graduating from college. Girls get much better grades in high school, accounting for 70% of valedictorians and 60% of students with “A” averages. What's going on? Conservatives blame feminism & Title IX. Problem is, the college gender gap is not a uniquely American problem. The numbers are similar in Australia, Canada and Europe too. The college gender gap even exists in China and Algeria—places where school curriculums certainly have not been hijacked by American feminists. Solving The Boy Problem requires understanding the latest science on brain-maturity differences between boys and girls. Jon explains how.

  • LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS AND #METOO

    Writing in the 1970s, Harvard psychologist Marcia Guttentag argued that the rise of the feminist movement in the '60s and '70s was in part a backlash against misogyny spawned by the lopsided sex ratios in her era — one in which women were increasingly objectified and devalued. (Due to the Baby Boom and the traditional age gap at marriage, there were significantly more 22-year-old women than 26-year-old men by the late 1960s.) Were Guttentag alive today, I suspect she’d be making similar arguments about the college gender gap and the rise of the #MeToo movement. FBI and Interpol crime data show a clear connection between higher sexual assault rates and low ratios of men to women. To put it crudely, men seem to value women less when women are in oversupply. The opposite is also true too: Research on China shows that as sex ratios there have skewed more and more male, the only major crime rate that has declined is sexual assault. Jon discusses how lopsided sex ratios have contributed to a culture of sexual harassment and sexual violence — and how sex-ratio science can inform the response.

Jon Birger Videos

  • The Economics of Dating: How Game Theory and Demographics Explain Dating

Jon Birger Books

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  • How to book Jon Birger?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Jon Birger for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Jon Birger, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Jon Birger or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Jon Birger?

    Speaking fees for Jon Birger, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Jon Birger charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Jon Birger, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Jon Birger?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Jon Birger for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jon Birger for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Jon Birger or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Jon Birger or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Jon Birger is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as THE NEW SCIENCE OF DATING, ONLINE DATING IS KILLING MODERN ROMANCE, IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THE SEX RATIO: HOW LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS HAVE CHANGED THE DATING CULTURE, SOLVING THE BOY PROBLEM IN AMERICAN EDUCATION and LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS AND #METOO. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jon Birger for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Jon Birger generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amy Herdy, Anthony Rapp, Jackson Katz, Iyanla Vanzant and Matt McGorry. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jon Birger for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Jon Birger Speaking Topics

  • THE NEW SCIENCE OF DATING

    Drawing from his new book "Make Your Move" and from the very latest scholarly research on dating and sexuality, Jon shows how today's singles have been led astray by the old "rules" of dating. Most men do not enjoy the chase. Most women are not naturally coy and passive. This is why hetero women who tap into their natural assertiveness — who are willing to do everything from make the first move to propose marriage — fare so much better than their romantic rivals who play by the rules and wait to be courted.

  • ONLINE DATING IS KILLING MODERN ROMANCE

    There's a reason why marriage rates are crashing among millennials. It's the same reason why young people on social media seem more concerned with winning the breakup than finding a soulmate. Drawing from "Make Your Move," Jon shows how online dating is changing love and romance for the worse. Dating apps and sites promote a consumerist mindset, one in which wvery relationship is returnable and disposable. It's why couples who met online tend to have shorter-lived relationships than couples who met at work, through friends, at church or in other real-world settings.

  • IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THE SEX RATIO: HOW LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS HAVE CHANGED THE DATING CULTURE

    Jon uses his "Date-Onomics" research to explore how lopsided sex ratios are driving the hookup culture and distorting modern dating. Traditional dating advice books tell women it’s their fault — that they’d have their Mr. Right by now if only they hadn’t returned his text message an hour too soon or an hour too late. Nonsense, says Jon. His explanation: With four women now graduating college for every three men, the post-college dating market has become hopelessly lopsided in men's favor—at least if you're dating other college grads. And science shows that the culture becomes less monogamous and more sexualized when men are in undersupply. The dating math is reversed in the blue-collar dating world, where it’s women who have the leverage — which is Jon has been predicting in increase in what he first dubbed "mixed-collar marriage."

  • SOLVING THE BOY PROBLEM IN AMERICAN EDUCATION

    There's a boy problem in our schools. Since 2000, 33% more women than men have been attending and graduating from college. Girls get much better grades in high school, accounting for 70% of valedictorians and 60% of students with “A” averages. What's going on? Conservatives blame feminism & Title IX. Problem is, the college gender gap is not a uniquely American problem. The numbers are similar in Australia, Canada and Europe too. The college gender gap even exists in China and Algeria—places where school curriculums certainly have not been hijacked by American feminists. Solving The Boy Problem requires understanding the latest science on brain-maturity differences between boys and girls. Jon explains how.

  • LOPSIDED SEX RATIOS AND #METOO

    Writing in the 1970s, Harvard psychologist Marcia Guttentag argued that the rise of the feminist movement in the '60s and '70s was in part a backlash against misogyny spawned by the lopsided sex ratios in her era — one in which women were increasingly objectified and devalued. (Due to the Baby Boom and the traditional age gap at marriage, there were significantly more 22-year-old women than 26-year-old men by the late 1960s.) Were Guttentag alive today, I suspect she’d be making similar arguments about the college gender gap and the rise of the #MeToo movement. FBI and Interpol crime data show a clear connection between higher sexual assault rates and low ratios of men to women. To put it crudely, men seem to value women less when women are in oversupply. The opposite is also true too: Research on China shows that as sex ratios there have skewed more and more male, the only major crime rate that has declined is sexual assault. Jon discusses how lopsided sex ratios have contributed to a culture of sexual harassment and sexual violence — and how sex-ratio science can inform the response.

Jon Birger Speaker Videos

  • The Economics of Dating: How Game Theory and Demographics Explain Dating

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