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Whenever you read about masculinity, there’s a high chance the word “toxic” will be thrown in there, too. And it’s impacting our youngest generation more than we might think. The poll of just over ...

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 ...

What boys see online can affect how they feel about themselves, and those who see more content that promotes stereotypical gender norms are more likely to feel isolated and have low self-esteem, ...

What Bhasin heard from her son didn’t reflect her household’s definition of what it means to be a man. She and her husband both work, they share chores and they both changed their two children’s ...

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 ...

Young boys increasingly report seeing content online that promotes a particular view of masculinity and gender roles—like that boys must build muscle and have lots of money to impress girls, or that ...

Jesse Watters lightheartedly cited his parents not letting him play with G.I. Joe toys as the reason he became a conservative news personality in an segment on “toxic masculinity” that devolved into ...

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 ...

A few days ago, my fellow columnist Matt Fleming wrote an excellent column about Gavin Newsom’s pathetic attempt to morph his image into a more masculine one. To Newsom, a person relates better to men ...