Overview
- Coverage tied to International Men's Day synthesizes research arguing that what is faltering is the traditional patriarchal, hegemonic model, not masculinity itself.
- Gender researchers cite evidence that norms teaching boys stoicism, toughness and breadwinning still organize work and family life with costs to both sexes.
- One cited data point highlights the split after children arrive: roughly 94% of fathers work full-time versus about 34% of mothers, affecting paternal closeness and women's careers.
- Experts link learned masculinity patterns to earlier male mortality, more risk-taking and lower uptake of psychological support.
- Analysts warn that insecure young men are being funneled into right-wing or antifeminist online spaces by platform algorithms, and they urge new role models plus measures such as boys' pedagogy, men's counseling and fatherhood education.