“We’re in the Dark”: What UK Boys Think About Becoming Men
Joel is 16. I’ve asked him to define masculinity as he sees it, just as I’ve been asking a similar thing of 16- and 17-year-olds like him all over the United Kingdom. What is going on in their heads right now, these boys on the cusp? What do they believe, and what do they doubt, about the mantle of adulthood they’ll soon inherit? What do they think makes a man a man, at a time when there are big questions being asked about gender identity and gender privilege? Continue Reading “We’re in the Dark”: What UK Boys Think About Becoming Men
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You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity
I’ve realized the key to drawing men into a sustained dialogue lies in adopting a more aspirational approach to discussing masculinity. Continue Reading You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity
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Will Men Speak Up in the Face of #MeToo?
It is much too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the long-term effects of a movement as potentially world-changing as #MeToo, but it is definitely not too soon to make some real-time observations about the topic, and to ask some relevant questions. Continue Reading Will Men Speak Up in the Face of #MeToo?
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Gender Belongs at Center of the Gun Debate
The killing sprees in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio last weekend brought the number of mass shootings in the first 215 days of the year to 251. In the United States of Ammunition, that’s more than one a day. What’s going on? Continue Reading Gender Belongs at Center of the Gun Debate
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