There seem to be as many interpretations of what “toxic masculinity” means as there are uses of the term. Some believe it’s a way to criticize what they see as specific negative behavior and attitudes ...

How do you view masculinity? Historically, masculinity encompassed rigid beliefs that men should be dominant, independent, and avoid emotion or vulnerability. Today, gender roles—and gender in general ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Public discourse around toxic masculinity reached a fever pitch ...

Masculinity isn’t “toxic” by itself, but the strain boys feel from society and parents to meet unrealistic expectations is Importantly, we’ve found that pressure to be a certain kind of masculine ...

Toxic masculinity gets thrown around as a buzzword sometimes, but at its root, it’s a multifaceted term to describe harmful masculinity. While toxic masculinity is ingrained in some areas of our ...

Michael Flood has received funding from the Australia Research Council, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Foundation, Jesuit Social Services, Victorian Government, and Victorian Health ...

Ely, R., Sanaz Mobasseri, and C. Chu. "Defending White Hegemonic Masculinity: A Test of the Projective Identification Hypothesis." Paper presented at the European Group for Organizational Studies ...

The writer Richard Reeves is an expert on the challenges facing boys and men. Two years ago, he published a book called Of Boys and Men and founded the American Institute for Boys and Men, a think ...