There seem to be as many interpretations of what “toxic masculinity” means as there are uses of the term. Some believe it’s a way to criticize what they see as specific negative behavior and attitudes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Public discourse around toxic masculinity reached a fever pitch ...

Toxic masculinity gets thrown around as a buzzword sometimes, but at its root, it’s a multifaceted term to describe harmful masculinity. While toxic masculinity is ingrained in some areas of our ...

The masculine person is not someone going around wearing shoes they cannot walk in for more than a block. The classic masculine pursuits—hunting, fixing a car, throwing a ball—cannot really be ...

There seem to be as many interpretations of what “toxic masculinity” means as there are uses of the term. Some believe it’s a way to criticise what they see as specific negative behaviour and ...

Discussions about a "crisis in masculinity" are widespread. What is the nature of the crisis? It apparently has to do with contemporary uncertainties about what is masculinity, uncertainties over ...

Ms. Whippman is the author of “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.” Perhaps it’s a predictable irony that in an election cycle that could realistically deliver the first ...

The concept of toxic masculinity has received considerable attention in the past few years following the #Me-Too movement and various exposés of bro cultures, notably in the tech industry. But what ...