- Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, School of Education, University of Calgary
Canadian and Australian studies are hearing from male teachers who promote gender and social justice while challenging and disrupting patriarchal masculinities in their classrooms.
Rather than uphold a dominant hypermasculine image of men in sport, this years’ World Series might have opened our eyes to a counter-narrative in sport.
‘ Adolescence ’ présente de manière convaincante les expériences troublantes de jeunes confrontés au harcèlement, à la misogynie et à la violence sexiste.
Adolescence compellingly showcases the disturbing experiences of youth confronted with bullying, misogyny and gender-based violence, as well as the relationships between fathers and their sons.
The idea that men should be stoic and bury their emotions remains pervasive, however, the ability to be emotionally vulnerable and expressive is and should be an important part of masculine identity.
We are witnessing an overdue shift towards normalizing male athletes seeking help and gradually speaking more openly and vulnerably about mental health.
To make men’s soccer a more inclusive space, organizers and players must put allyship above profits and winning.
Sexual abuse allegations in Canadian hockey reveal the toxic masculinity that has permeated across sport culture.
Bullying tactics are increasingly under scrutiny, yet the display we saw during the first U.S. presidential debate is proof that some men still think those old rules are still at play.
The extended COVID-19 social isolation could be an opportunity for parents to have an impact on how boys are schooled in masculinity.
Attempts to disrupt or challenge normative, sporty masculinity has been met by outrage by those who cannot see nor hear the tribalism and male privilege of masculinized spaces like locker rooms.
A masculinities scholar weighs-in on the the reverberations of the recent Supreme Court hearings and what he calls a disturbing message of “boys will be boys.” Men need to stop validating this lesson.
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