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Jan 23, 2023 · Books. What’s the Matter with Men? They’re floundering at school and in the workplace. Some conservatives blame a crisis of masculinity, but the problems—and their solutions—are far more...
- Unrealistic and Stereotypical Portrayals of Men in The Media and The Culture
- Combatting Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and The Man-Box
- Relationships of Every Kind
- The Disposability of Men & Boys
- Parenting, Stay-At-Home Dads and Paternity Leave
- The LGBT Movement and The Expansion of Gender and Sexuality
- Men, Money, and The Pressure to Be A Financial Success
- Sports as A Lens of Culture and Masculinity
- The Young and The Old, The Strong and The Weak
- Raising Boys Today
Tired of seeing dumb and deadbeat dads? Sick of every man on TV being a sex-obsessed womanizer? So are men. Men are often seen as incompetent, misogynistic, brutish slobs who only think about sex, beer and sports and have few other redeeming qualities. On the other end of the spectrum, however, is the superhero—the man who is financially successful...
All of these seemingly different social issues stem from society’s views of masculinity. Racism comes directly from men being told their role is to “provide and protect”. Most of systemic racism comes white supremacists seeking to gain economic advantage. A man is not a man unless he is a financial success (so the old stereotype goes). And racism h...
When people think of men and relationships, the first thing that often comes to mind is sexual relationships. But the truth is, men are just as interested in and committed to a host of other kinds of relationships. Male friendships, fathers and their sons and daughter, sons and their fathers and mothers. Familial relationships of all kinds. Long te...
Men have historically been the first to war, the first into a burning building, the last to exit a sinking ship. Men are seen as the champions of economic progress and the ones who are there to put into place the infrastructure that drives our transportation and communication systems. But there are hidden costs—every year thousands of men die in th...
While times are changing and stereotypes along with them, there are many places where moms are still seen as the default parent, the one who is more “natural” at the act of parenting and caring for children. Dads are clearly present in the lives of their children, but Stay-At-Home-Dads are (still) all too often seen as slackers or losers when nothi...
For all the strides that the LGBT movement has made, it’s still difficult to be a man and to fall outside the gender and sexual norms. There is still real homophobia, transphobia, and gay-bashing. Why? What is it about the perception of what a “real” man is that allows those to occur? On the flip side, men of all kinds are becoming more vocal and m...
It’s good, of course, to have enough money to pay your bills and live within your means. And in a family unit, it has long been assumed that men would be the one to provide for their family. Even in cases where there is a husband and wife and the wife is working—it’s still assumed that the husband is someone going to be *responsible* for making sur...
Sports has typically been the domain of men—not that women aren’t wonderful athletes and fierce competitors, but it’s inarguable that men on average have been faster, stronger, more powerful. Sports highlight so many positive aspects of traditional masculinity—strength and power, after all, are wonderful qualities when used for good. Sports icons h...
Men who are old and men who are young don’t fit into the two biggest parameters of idealized masculinity— older men are seen as weak and feeble while younger men are not yet financially successful. But beyond age, there are other forms of societally defined weakness that keep men out of the traditional man-box. If you are not able-bodied—i.e. if yo...
Boys have unique challenges. In the past, the two ways of raising boys were to either dismiss bad behavior with “boys will be boys” or to admonish boys for showing signs of weakness, particularly emotional weakness, with the phrase “be a man.” Where is the recognition that boys are complex creatures, with a range of needs, and that growing into a m...
- Reality. First, we must acknowledge that misandry is partly reality-based to the degree that it is in part a reaction to misogyny, and to the real or perceived oppression of women by men.
- History. Misandry is also based in history, or herstory, or a misreading of history. Most of the major villains of the last century have been male: Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Charles Taylor, Ceaucescu, Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden.
- Today. About 90 percent of all murders in North America are committed by men. The Top 10 on the FBI Most Wanted List are usually all male. Most of the corporate CEOs and CFOs arrested recently from Enron to Bernie Madoff have been men; Martha Stewart was a lowly exception.
- Personal. Some misandry is likely to be grounded, like misogyny, in bitter personal experiences. Many women say that they have had unpleasant personal experiences with men: fathers, brothers, lovers, co-workers, bosses, etc.
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Sep 29, 2022 · Men are struggling in the workplace. One in three American men with only a high school diploma — 10 million men — is now out of the labor force. The biggest drop in employment is among young...
Oct 11, 2022 · Men account for the overwhelming majority of megalomaniacs, warlords, sexual predators, and terrorists, past and present. I don’t know why men are more likely than women to engage in violent,...
- Conor Friedersdorf
Oct 9, 2022 · MEN are in trouble. Boys are in trouble. Big trouble. In education, the gender gap is growing inexorably – with girls far outstripping boys. In employment, men’s wages are plummeting as...
Jan 2, 2023 · By Sarah Sheppard. Updated on January 02, 2023. Medically reviewed by. Carly Snyder, MD. Print. Tim Tadder / Getty Images. Table of Contents. View All. Traditional Gender Roles and Toxic Masculinity. Effects of Toxic Masculinity. Mental Health Effects of Toxic Masculinity. Combatting Toxic Masculinity.
