Applying a caring masculinities lens to the prevention of men’s violence against women and girls This new report, first, calls on men to care. To actively reject violence, practise empathy and accountability, and contribute to cultures of respect and equality. 1/2

A care lens on violence prevention enriches our vision of men’s and boys’ roles in prevention. A care lens: -- Emphasises men’s contributions to non-violence through caring -- Builds on what brings men to non-violence -- Highlights men’s own subjection to violence 1/2

The manosphere is a diverse ecosystem of anti-feminist and male supremacist online communities, influencers, and platforms. Our recent two-day conference on the manosphere explored the manosphere's character, impacts, and responses to it. Summary here: xyonline.net/content/mano...

No, Young Men Are Not Obsessed with High-T Most young men are not keeping tabs on their T-counts. And very few men buy into the notion that this is an urgent personal problem, let alone one requiring military intervention. ymrp.substack.com/p/no-young-m...

​​No, Young Men Are Not Obsessed with High-T

At long last, a military focused on testosterone!

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Why Men Dislike Female Breadwinners — but also Tradwives Will men shake off gender conditioning and join women in building more equitable relationships & structures, or remain trapped in norms that generate only insecurity, resentment, and status anxiety? thenoosphere.substack.com/p/why-men-di...

Why Men Dislike Female Breadwinners — but Also Tradwives

Gender norms leave women with no winning role

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Graham Platner’s downfall reminds us: Toxic [patriarchal] masculinity isn’t leadership By Kim Villanueva, president of the National Organization for Women thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Graham Platner’s downfall reminds us: Toxic masculinity isn’t leadership

Platner is just the latest example of a culture that continues to excuse, protect and promote powerful men despite credible allegations and clear warning signs. Again and again, women are told to s…

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The testosterone craze fuels fear — not masculinity Here’s the truth about testosterone levels and health. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The testosterone craze fuels fear — not masculinity

Here’s the truth about testosterone levels and health.

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The secret lives of flight attendants (Including routine sexual harassment and sexual assault of female flight attendants.) www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The secret lives of flight attendants: ‘British passengers always drink like they’ve never drunk before’

Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, at altitude. They open up about the horrors they’ve seen from passengers and colleag...

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Pete Hegseth doesn't understand hormones Including how testosterone works, and how it changes naturally along with men’s reproductive transitions. Both higher and lower testosterone are adaptive at times. darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...

Pete Hegseth doesn't understand hormones

Testosterone is not the measure of a military man

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Building Bridges: Principles for work with men and boys to end violence against women and girls Check out the principles adopted by organisations committed to bridging work to address both violence against women and girls and men and boys’ wellbeing www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/beyond-equal...

Strong and caring: In praise of Sam Neill’s masculinity By Angela Priestly, Women's Agenda womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...

Strong and caring: In praise of Sam Neill's masculinity

In a world of Claviculars, Andrew Tates and billionaires campaigning to pay less tax, find a way to be more like Sam Neill.

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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms By Professor Alexandra Killewald theconversation.com/denmarks-gen...

Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms

Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.

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Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafety

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Surfing vs. The Manosphere: Why Real Surfers Don’t Need to Brag Watching Louis Theroux’s Netflix doc on the manosphere reminded why the humble, patient version of masculinity is the one worth defending. By Chris Dodds www.surfer.com/news/manosph...

Surfing vs. The Manosphere: Why Real Men Don't Need to Brag

Louis Theroux's Netflix doc reminded me why surfing culture rejects the manosphere pitch — and why the surfers we love embody the opposite.

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Snip happy: five men on their choice to get a vasectomy Vasectomy numbers are rising in Australia. So what’s at play when men make the big decision – and how do they feel afterwards? www.theguardian.com/society/2026... (PS. I had one. Super-easy. It's a great contraceptive option.)

Snip happy: five men on their choice to get a vasectomy

Vasectomy numbers are rising in Australia. So what’s at play when men make the big decision – and how do they feel afterwards?

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‘Boys in Crisis’: The problem of misogyny in Australian schools is being distorted By Associate Professor Samantha Schulz, Dr Stephanie Wescott, Professor Amanda Keddie, Dr Sarah McDonald, and Dr Sally Larsen patriarchypowerviolence.substack.com/p/boys-in-cr...

‘Boys in Crisis’: The problem of misogyny in Australian schools is being distorted

Associate Professor Samantha Schulz, Dr Stephanie Wescott, Professor Amanda Keddie, Dr Sarah McDonald and Dr Sally Larsen

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‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis? Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution & modern lifestyles. But how much do scientists agree on what is affecting male fertility? www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis?

Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution and modern lifestyles. But how much do scientists agree on what is affecting male fertility?

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Calling men in using Positive Narratives Amidst the backlash against gender equality and progressive social change, we often talk about the need to not just call men out, but also to call them in. But how do we do that? By Simon Fokt xyonline.net/content/call...

The Fight for Abortion Rights Needs Young Men Four years after Dobbs, the battle over women’s bodily autonomy rages on. It’s worth asking: where are young American men in this fight? equimundo.substack.com/p/where-are-...

The Fight for Abortion Rights Needs Young Men

Four years after Dobbs, the battle over women’s bodily autonomy rages on. It’s worth asking: where are young American men in this fight?

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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore. By Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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Fathering: Check out the Fathering Summit 2026 Communiqué (32pp.), capturing the key themes, insights and recommendations from the one-day Fathering Summit, here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Qdqi... 1/3

Move Fast and Break Women On Meta’s smart glasses and the gendered costs of reckless, unregulated innovation By Katie Jagielnicka thenoosphere.substack.com/p/move-fast-...

Move Fast and Break Women

On Meta’s smart glasses and the gendered costs of reckless, unregulated innovation

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‘Truly international’ network of drug-facilitated rape uncovered by UK crime agency NCA says offenders arrange to sexually assault and film victims via online networks with crimes often taking place in trusting relationships www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘Truly international’ network of drug-facilitated rape uncovered by UK crime agency

NCA says offenders arrange to sexually assault and film victims via online networks with crimes often taking place in trusting relationships

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Non-fatal strangulation: A highly lethal form of men’s violence against women Excellent overview by the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research noviolence.org.au/wp-content/u... 1/2

The Work of Helping Young Boys Grow Into Good Men As someone raising a son in a world where hawkish, autocratic men win time and time again, I often ask myself: How do I keep him from following their lead? Experts have some ideas. By Candice Helfand-Rogers thestoryexchange.org/the-work-of-...

The Work of Helping Young Boys Grow Into Good Men

As someone raising a son in a world where hawkish, autocratic men win time and time again, I often ask myself: How do I keep him from following their lead? Experts have some ideas.

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In the early 2000s Scotland was the ‘murder capital’ of Europe. But when the Scottish authorities started addressing violent crime as a public health problem, levels plummeted. Scotland now ranks among some of the safest nations in the world. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Scotland was the 'murder capital of Europe'. Then it started treating violence like a disease

In the early 2000s you were three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US, but the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.

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How ‘masculinism’ is reshaping American politics On how patriarchal and heterosexist notions of manhood are being used as political ideological tests, to attack opposing candidates, etc. By David Martin Davies (Podcast and article) www.tpr.org/podcast/the-...

How 'masculinism' is reshaping American politics

Can the new faultline in American political tribalism be broken down along the masculine question? Republican attacks against Texas Democratic candidate for Senate James Talarcio falsely claim he's ve...

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Engaging fathers, empowering girls: Transforming gender norms in rural Liberia Fathers who once viewed girls’ education as less important than boys’ are beginning to support their daughters’ ambitions and advocate for their right to learn. menengageafrica.org/article/enga...

Engaging fathers, empowering girls: Transforming gender norms in rural Liberia – MenEngage Africa Alliance

In the rural communities of Montserrado, Margibi and Bong counties, a quiet […]

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The Knicks, the UFC White House Cage Fight, and the World Cup Sports play a crucial role in shaping cultural narratives around masculinities, violence, and identity By Jackson Katz jacksonkatz.substack.com/p/the-knicks...

The Knicks, the UFC White House Cage Fight, and the World Cup

Sports play a crucial role in shaping cultural narratives around masculinities, violence, and identity

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Vese Pinzi Carlin named ambassador for positive masculinity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, recognising his work challenging harmful gender norms and his role in shaping the DRC’s national policy on positive masculinity. News from MenEngage Africa menengageafrica.org/article/vese...

Vese Pinzi Carlin named ambassador for positive masculinity in the DRC – MenEngage Africa Alliance

On 31 March 2026, Vese Pinzi Carlin was appointed Ambassador for Positive […]

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