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Actor David Corenswet praised Jonathan Bailey’s performance as Fiyero in Wicked: For Good in a recent interview. David applauded Jonathan’s ability to “maintain [his] masculinity” during a scene with ...

"Somewhere along the way, the word masculinity became a suspect," observes Adnan Pocketwala, Growth Partner at OrmaxWhatNext. It is a piercing diagnosis of the current cultural moment. As Pocketwala ...

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Mark Hancock is the CEO of Trail Life USA, a character, leadership, and adventure organization that is both Christ-centered and boy-focused. On a recent “60 Minutes” segment, UFC President Dana White ...

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Masculinity is often defined by dominance, stoicism, physical strength, and the ability to provide. It has, perhaps, been even more defined by what it is not: soft, sensitive, emotional, feminine, or ...

South Korean men, trapped in the rigid ‘K-timeline’ from school to military to marriage, face endless pressure to prove their masculinity, fueling resentment toward women and radicalization. A ...

Domestic violence and hegemonic masuclinity are deeply entwined in China – they reinforce and stabilize each other, to the detriment of women. Our author pleads for an alternative thinking about ...

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 ...

Department of Political Science and Sociology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy This paper develops an intersectional analytical framework to examine the radical right in Europe, focusing on ...