…are men being discouraged from showing sensitivity and awareness about their experiences because it implies insensitivity and a lack of awareness towards women?

Although a ‘survivor’ of domestic abuse… I was never going to give my career up to make me financially eligible for legal aid.

More than at any time in history, we need now to grant each other this gift of mutual care. That is because the love of women no longer saves men from the battles they face, and the love of men no longer saves women from wolves that prey on their peace of mind.

hyper-masculine gender norms are typically embedded within military institutions, and while adherence to these norms can contribute to combat and military success, they conversely make clinical work challenging

During that holiday whilst not with me, the oldest boy started self-harming and talked about killing himself. …What do you think was the action of social services at the case conference? Case closed, the children were taken off the At Risk Register. The father was no longer in the family home and now the children were deemed safe.

Although mental illness has increased since covid-related restrictions began, the suicide rate has reduced. This is welcome news, but why has it happened?

I have concerns as to how these inconsistencies and sweeping generalisations about men and boys go unchallenged.

The male has been designed to “look”, not only at the female, but to “look out” for prey, for danger, and for ways to protect his family unit.

If his child is allowed to live, this man must be available, for the rest of his life, to love and provide for his child… If, on the other hand, it is decided that his child is to be destroyed, he should be able to go about his life as if nothing has happened

Casual sex is an ego boost and the context can be thrilling, but the actual sex is perceived as awkward, uncomfortable and disappointing