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 ...

Toxic masculinity ideology stems from a culture that men have grown up with, which pressures them to behave in a certain way. The idea of toxic masculinity is related to the notion of "manliness" ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toxic masculinity is linked to increased mental health conditions and poor interpersonal relationships. Destigmatizing mental health care for men can help break the cycle of toxic masculinity. Public ...

Discussions about a "crisis in masculinity" are widespread. What is the nature of the crisis? It apparently has to do with contemporary uncertainties about what is masculinity, uncertainties over ...

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 ...

Something has happened to our academic culture —the culture that teaches educators how to teach, therapists how to counsel, and parents how to parent — and it is both very satisfying and somewhat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toxic masculinity is a term often used to describe the negative aspects of exaggerated masculine traits. The term has evolved over time and has a place both in academia and everyday speech. Frequent ...