New national research suggests the expectations tied to “being a man” are shaping the mental health, relationships and ...

Men have long felt compelled to publicly perform masculinity, and when they don’t conform, they pay the price, whether through bullying, self-induced shame, or social isolation. In short, the pressure ...

In our society, the phrase "real man" carries significant weight. It conjures images of strength, stoicism, sacrifice, and service. But beneath these seemingly positive attributes lies a troubling ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is a strange paradox sitting at the heart of modern Indian masculinity, a desire for a pure woman while living an ...

Ms. Whippman is the author of “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.” Perhaps it’s a predictable irony that in an election cycle that could realistically deliver the first ...

Author’s Note: I write this with love to the good, kind-hearted men who are afraid of the future. This is for the men who, in bold defiance of the people telling them that they need superiority over ...

Ella Kuskoff receives funding from the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Project ID CE200100025). Michael Flood has received funding ...

A sure sign we live in a sci-fi dystopia is the way social media both rewards and encourages mental illness. With the necessary caveat that I am not a psychologist and cannot diagnose people, I must ...