The 2020 US election is a battle of two masculinities – one authoritarian, the other paternalistic.
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As they prepare for the final TV leaders' debate, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins share the same challenge: overcoming voter perceptions based on masculine definitions of leadership.
Directors and audiences are becoming more comfortable with male frontal nudity. But what message does it send when almost all of the penises shown aren't real?
Bullying tactics are increasingly under scrutiny, yet the display we saw during the first U.S. presidential debate is proof that some men still think those old rules are still at play.
The artist's body of work, through its very public focus on queer masculinity, offers alternative ways of thinking about what being a man is.
A biographer of George Washington says that the father of the country would have no problem wearing the kind of protective gear that President Trump shuns.
The extended COVID-19 social isolation could be an opportunity for parents to have an impact on how boys are schooled in masculinity.
I entered this world expecting a fight for acceptance in a dog-eat-dog enclave of hyper masculine brutality. I was wrong.
Coronavirus reveals how macho stereotypes like toughness, aggression and control can create harm.
A summer exhibition of man-made craft is a rare thing - but do men really need a leg up when it comes to artistic recognition?
What people value in their God, they value in life. Today, this might mean men can conclude that if they are right, they, too, have the right to be dominating.
A documentary about a high adrenaline outback adventure race, Finke: There & Back, provides spectacular aerial imagery and personal insights.
Mattel created a new line of dolls because of research suggesting kids don't want toys 'dictated by gender norms' – but supplanting those norms will take a lot more than that.
Traditional expectations can be a problem in relationships.
Rising Australian cricket star Will Pucovski is one of a recent trio of professional cricketers to take a break from playing to boost their mental well-being.
Attempts to disrupt or challenge normative, sporty masculinity has been met by outrage by those who cannot see nor hear the tribalism and male privilege of masculinized spaces like locker rooms.
For every 100 men, up to 25 have raped or pressured a woman into sex.
This new optimistic and empathetic documentary from Genevieve Bailey looks at the mental health of five Australian men.
Research shows construction workers are at higher risk of mental illness and suicide than people in other jobs. Addressing this must start with dismantling the 'macho' culture on work sites.
The mythical Australian bloke is white, straight, and able-bodied – he's Crocodile Dundee. But where does this legend come from, and what is his future?
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Werklund Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor Emerita (social science), University of Sydney
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Deputy Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Events Management, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in English/Film and Television, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Science, Swansea University
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Professor of Masculinities, Sexualities and Sport, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, School of Education, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University
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Professor of History, University of Western Australia
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Reader, Psychology with Outdoor and Adventure studies, Leeds Beckett University
