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 ...

In the latest Stephen King horror film, The Long Walk, audiences are treated to a brutal one-and-a-half hours of witnessing a group of young men walk for their lives. The rules are simple. Keep ...

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 criticise what they see as specific negative behaviour and ...

What does it mean to describe someone as ‘masculine’? Back in 1984, Franklin identified a number of male-valued traits that were typically linked to masculinity, including aggression, dominance and a ...