Michael Flood, Author at Ms. Magazine https://msmagazine.com/author/michael-flood/ More Than A Magazine, A Movement Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://msmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ms-logo-32x32.jpg Michael Flood, Author at Ms. Magazine https://msmagazine.com/author/michael-flood/ 32 32 Six Ways Masculine Stereotypes Are Still Limiting Boys https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/24/boys-men-stereotypes-violent-masculinity-women/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:38:04 +0000 https://msmagazine.com/?p=388368 Rigid norms of manhood—based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity and dog-eat-dog banter—are influential among boys and young men.

Between one quarter and one half of boys and young men endorse these norms. Over half feel pressure from others to live up to them, believing most people expect them always to be confident, strong and tough.

These are some of the findings from a new Australian survey of adolescents aged 14-18 years, conducted by The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services.

In a climate of heightened concern about boys and young men and violent masculinity, this study provides invaluable data on boys’ and young men’s own views. This includes the pressures they feel to live up to stereotypical masculine norms and the profound impact of those beliefs.

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