Among the complex range of experiences that make up manhood—and the continuum of masculinities—some men are not only uncovering the source of their own pain, but also getting in touch with their accompanying, heart-wrenching feelings. Continue Reading There is No War on Men (but There Are Peace Talks)
Read MoreSince Donald Trump’s selection as president two years ago, a growing movement of citizens has been fighting back at what it sees as a dangerous march toward fascism US style. Continue Reading Activists Looking Beyond Midterm Elections
Read MoreFor the better part of August, I was engaged in numerous conversations and extensive dialogue with profeminist men and feminist women in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct lodged against the sociologist Michael Kimmel,...
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Heart contracts; numbness and tears collide. Ten dead, 13 wounded; this time in Santa Fe, Texas. If we’re ever to end the blood baths, we have to put gender at the center of the national conversation about mass murders. Continue Reading Raising Boys to Love and Care, Not Kill
Read MoreStudents have been fierce and articulate in their unequivocal demand that they attend safe schools. Recognizing the role of gender in mass murders like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is critical to accomplish this goal. Continue Reading Students: Time is Ripe to Add Gender to Gun Debate
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Where are the men? Since last fall, when Harvey Weinstein and his predator brothers were exposed for enacting poisonous masculinity, I’ve heard that question a lot. More and more women are speaking out—and, thankfully, being believed. Two simple words—“Me, too”—have sparked a movement that’s woken a lot of people up. Continue Reading #MeToo: “Where Are the Men?” Hiding in Plain Sight for 40 Years
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By Rob Okun Enough is enough! Not another obfuscating word from you know who that “it’s not time...
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“I am over the passivity of good men. Where the hell are you? You live with us, make love with us, father us, befriend us, brother us, get nurtured and mothered and eternally supported by us, so why aren’t you standing with us?”
—Eve Ensler
Continue Reading Men and Sexual Assault in the Age of Trump
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Again. Worse than ever. A horrifying mass murder by a lone killer. This time in Las Vegas.
Republicans call for improved mental health screenings. Democrats revive demands for tighter gun control. Sure, fine; have at it.
Meanwhile a clue stares us right in the face, a key to preventing this madness and mayhem: The race and gender of the shooter. White and male. Again. Continue Reading Needed: A “Men Against Gun Violence” Campaign
By Rob Okun Like our slaveholding first president—not our current one—I cannot tell a lie: we must...
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Photo by Samantha Sophia By Rob Okun The white male bully temporarily occupying the White House...
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By Rob Okun Will Donald Trump change his attitude toward women? After the release of the 2005...
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Our movement will be stronger if we continue to learn from and seek guidance from the people at Standing Rock—who need us now, more than ever. Continue Reading Birth of the MajoriTea Party?
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The future is (still) female. The bumper stickers and T-shirts with that slogan that have long...
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The crisis in masculinity and the presidential election got hitched in an October surprise...
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Dads Don’t Babysit; It’s Called Parenting Men, Masculinities and Climate Change...
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No cities or states that have passed legislation supporting transgender rights have witnessed...
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Millions of men will wake up Sunday to handmade cards, neckties and, maybe, a new electronic...
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Until or unless we make the murderer’s gender a central part of not just this story, but of the larger effort to prevent mass shootings (that have traditionally solely focused on gun control and mental health), we won’t succeed in preventing such horrors in the future. We have talked about nearly all those other factors: access to guns, his mental health, his homophobic views. What about the manhood part? Continue Reading Why is the Orlando Murderer’s Gender Not Central to the Story?
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The editor of Voice Male magazine says he has come into possession of a letter God recently sent...
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After the Oregon Shootings By Rob Okun What if we treated every man who wants to buy a gun like...
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Voice Male magazine, a publication chronicling the profeminist men’s movement, reports that it has...
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By Rob Okun He’s gone. He’s gone. I kept repeating those unreal words on the half-hour drive home...
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Major league baseball beginning domestic violence prevention workshops at Spring training. The...
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On the Road to Equality By Rob Okun The inaugural conference of the Center for the Study of Men...
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Standing in a sunny courtyard of the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, I am surrounded by a sea...
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From New York to New Delhi By Rob Okun Entitled menchildren in the National Football League spark...
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“Women want a men’s movement. We are literally dying for it.” —Gloria Steinem It’s way past...
Read More“A man’s got to do, what a man’s got to do. And a country’s got to do what a country’s got to do.” —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, July 21, 2014 interview on NBC News Amid weeks of horror and unconscionable suffering...
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At Father’s Day this year, it was hard not to think about the fathers whose children were murdered...
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