Masculinity

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Categories:
  • Emotions
  • Masculinity
Tears are often seen as a sign of vulnerability, and vulnerability can be seen as a threat to dominant ideas of masculinity. But are they?
Let them flow: How tears can make you happy
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Categories:
  • Masculinity
  • Quiz
It's one thing to recognise garbage behaviour in others, but calling it out can be a challenge – especially when it's a mate who's doing it.
Quiz: Would you call out a mate for sexism?
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  • Masculinity
Let's go through a few scenarios and think about how they'd make you feel if it was happening to you.
Classic cat-calls and other bad ideas
Three young males are sitting near in front of a starry night background. One is holding a basketball, another is holding a skateboard, and the third holds a backpack between their legs. They are dressed in casual attire.
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  • Masculinity
When we tell someone to "man up" we’re also telling them there’s such a thing. But who decides what a real man is? And why?
What does 'be a man' even mean?
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  • Masculinity
It can be tough to stand up for what’s right, but chances are the people around you feel the same way. Here's how to call out sexism.
How to call out your mates if they're sexist
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  • Masculinity
Sexism is about more than someone feeling a bit hurt by a slightly insulting joke.
16 examples: What even is sexism?!
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  • Masculinity
Gender equality can improve men's mental health, reduce violence against women, and save us all billions of dollars. But you knew that.
Gender equality: You get it, what about your mates?
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  • Masculinity
"Man up" originally meant to man up a team or crew, as in getting people together for a common cause. What happened to change it?
Can we quit telling guys to ‘man up’?
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  • Masculinity
Everybody hears that "classic" line yelled out on the street differently. Here's what you're really saying.
The secret meanings of common cat-calls