From social media influencers to academic theorists, preachers and politicians, everyone weighs in on the question of what makes a good man, especially what young men need to do embrace their masculinity.
Here’s a simple, sensible answer: If you want to be a good man, do your best to be a good person.
For generations, men have been told that toughness is strength and caring is weakness. Yet a quiet shift is underway. Across worksites, locker rooms, and living rooms, more men are discovering that empathy and kindness are not signs of softness but marks of real courage. Being strong and being kind can, and must, live side by side.
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Citation: Flood, M. (2025). Online violence prevention education for students. Queensland University of Technology, unpublished.
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By Professor Amanda Keddie and Professor Michael Flood
Over years of guiding white-water rafting trips through the wild mountain rivers of southern Oregon, I have witnessed moments that still surge through my memory like the currents themselves. Recollections of black bears, curious otters, and mountain lions mingle with the thunder of helicopters scooping water from the river to battle nearby bushfires.
The State of the World’s Fathers 2023 (SOWF 2023) report reveals that thousands of women and men across the world are calling for care to be central to their lives, which can only be addressed by a fundamental overhaul of power structures, policies, and social norms around both paid and unpaid care work.
"10 Ways to Engage Men and Boys to Counter Backlash" is a fact sheet and guidance note for activists, academics and practitioners in gender equality, human rights, democracy and climate justice.
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