What is ‘Toxic masculinity’ and is the term actually useful or harmful?
Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is...
Dr Michael Flood is an internationally recognised researcher on men, masculinities, and gender, violence against women, and violence prevention. He has made significant contributions to scholarly and public understanding of men’s involvements in preventing violence against women and building gender equality, and to scholarship and programming regarding violence and violence prevention. Dr Flood is the author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention (2019), the co-author of Masculinity and Violent Extremism (2022), and the lead editor of Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality (2015) and The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007). He is also an advocate and educator.
Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is...