American politicians tend to paint themselves as being powerful, influential and never vulnerable and such ideas about masculinity could explain people’s love for President Donald Trump, study reveals. A team from Penn State University found that Americans who support ‘hegemonic masculinity – the notion that men should be strong, tough and dominant – were more … Read more
Homophobic men who exhibit toxic masculinity traits are more likely to be bullies who are violent and carry out sexual harassment, a study has suggested. Researchers from the US used data from 3,600 men and a new scale of harmful masculinities to explore how toxic masculinity can impact health and society. The team found ‘macho’ men … Read more
An anonymous man is stirring up some Twitter drama for insisting that men who ‘lean in’ to their women are ‘weak’ and emasculated. The man, who goes by Rivelino, has dedicated his account to lecturing on how men and women should behave — and he swears that men who lean in to women physically, emotionally, … Read more