The term ‘patriarchy’ [is] a concept, not a theory. For something to be a theory, it should be testable, empirical, and capable of making predictions.

My classes have a gender imbalance with an average of 80% to 90% being females. This sometimes seems intimidating to the young men who opt to remain quiet in classes.

…critical gerontology focuses on the political-economic approach and consequently had a limited perspective on women and men: economically the former were seen as deprived and men privileged. Men were therefore disregarded.

Publicly shown courage is a classic male virtue and belongs to the formerly highly esteemed male role model.

By providing books boys might want to read, there is a genuine chance of inspiring boys to read more.

…There is a reason why men who speak up on these issues tend to be retired or unemployed.

Mother ‘explained’ to me that we had to leave our father for our own protection. Father, I was told, was a very dangerous man.

"In training, they forced me to listen to the Barney [the Dinosaur] "I Love You" song for 45 minutes. I never want to go through that again".

…a review of 58 research studies conducted between 1978 and 2021 found that masculinity […] is, in fact, linked to lower depression

…she projects the distorted animus onto her male partner and ‘falls in hate’ with him; she over-interprets neutral events as negative.

People depart a man in trouble [but as] soon as a man's got someone to talk to he will pour his heart out.

do we want our laws to be built on these assumptions, or would you rather that Parliament decides which assumptions our laws are built on?

people are more aware of the fact men can be victims of this type of violence, but this often isn’t translated into policy, practice or indeed provision of resources

Open up more, notice more how you feel, keep focused on your goals, put your goals first because you know they are good for you