Trying to understand why I had these opinions, I recalled how much different being a man felt at 18 versus 28. I had no money which I presumed meant I had no value to the opposite sex. I wanted the company of women and girls, but I also resented them because I lacked experience in dating and my few experiences were rocky. A lot of magazines and headlines focused on the shortcomings of men and boys in the early 2010s, and it was easy for me to get negatively polarized into thinking it was a personal attack. Academic feminism did and does a much better job explaining patriarchy better than blogs and news sites which boiled down systems of sexism to individual behaviors.

My experience as a resentful teen boy wasn’t unique. It’s the same experience that millions of boys are going through, which they’d ordinarily grow out of by the time they hit their twenties. In my case, it was happening during a period of social revolution on gender and during an evolution in mass communications. M

Play a game with yourselves. Imagine the silliest reason to ban hatpins, see if you got it right.

A groundbreaking Ms. series, Front & Center first began as first-person accounts of Black mothers living in Jackson, Miss., receiving a guaranteed income from Springboard to Opportunities’ Magnolia Mother’s Trust (MMT). Moving into the fourth year and next phase of this series, the aim is to expand our focus beyond a single policy intervention to include a broader examination of systemic issues impacting Black women experiencing poverty. This means diving deeper into the interconnected challenges they face—including navigating the existing safety net; healthcare, childcare and elder care; and the importance of mental, physical and spiritual well-being.

What I am bringing in now with my job helps pay my car note, plus my car recently needed repairs. Working helps with food and daycare expenses. I am grateful to have recently moved into a new subsidized housing apartment. I applied when I was pregnant and was called three months after I had my baby, which was a relief becau

Last year, researchers at Dublin City University released a report on a disturbing phenomenon: a surge of male supremacy videos in young men's social media feeds. It's the kind of report that should sound an alarm for parents, teachers and administrators. But as the gender divide widens and young men increasingly lean conservative amid Trump-era authoritarianism, it feels less like a future warning and more like a current diagnosis.

In the report, researchers created sock-puppet accounts — fake accounts registered as teenage boys — to determine how quickly misogynistic videos show up in users' TikTok and YouTube feeds. Alongside a control group, one group used male-coded search terms, such as "gaming" or "gym tips," while another searched for more extreme anti-feminist, male-supremacist content. The "manosphere," as it is often referred to, includes videos by Andrew and Tristan Tate, influencers who profit off the insecurities of young men. (The Tate brothers are embroiled in cr

Women’s sports bars, which somehow didn’t exist in the U.S. until before 2022, are on the rise, with a new report from NBC News estimating that their number will quadruple by the end of 2025.

Currently, there are six women’s sports bars open in the U.S., three of which opened this past week, just in time for March Madness: 1972 Women’s Sports Pub in Austin, Texas, Title 9 Sports Grill in Phoenix, Arizona, and Set the Bar in Omaha, Nebraska. By the end of the year, there are projected to be roughly 24 women’s sports bars in total in the U.S., per NBC News. As the three bars that opened this past week prove, those establishments won’t just be limited to big cities on the coasts (although, yes, there are two bars expected to open in New York this year and two in San Francisco). They also include Columbus, Ohio, where Raise the Bar is set to open this fall; Kansas City, Missouri, where The Dub will open at some point this year; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where another bar named Ti

You might say that the [Republican] party has already succumbed to a culture of misogyny and sexual predation. And in many ways, this is true. Donald Trump, an adjudicated rapist, is the leader of the party. His cabinet is lined with officials accused of the same or similar conduct.

But it’s important to stress the potential for a much darker generational shift in how the party approaches women’s issues. This requires focusing on the young men already in the party and those who will age into politics over the next decade, looking at their views and the media ecosystems in which they operate.

The popularity of Trump with Gen Z men and the success of influencers like Tate suggest a dark and ugly future for the American right. I have argued before that the increasing popularity of Trump and MAGA with young men is indicative of a shift in our politics. It’s one that moves Trumpism from an outlier to the normalized mainstream. It’s an idea that runs counter to the liberal co

This site was inspired by Rose. Rose is an astronomer and aerospace engineer who shared in Feb 2025 that her bio had been erased by NASA. This erasure was part of an insidious effort to suppress not just her story, but the stories of all women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. We will not let them.

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1)Do not obey in advance.

2)Defend institutions against capture and collapse.

3)Contest one-party rule. (It defaults to oppression.)

4)Challenge signs and symbols of hate or loyalty.

5)Remember and champion professional ethics.

6)Resist paramilitaries pushing violence into politics.

7)Be ready to say "no" to unlawful orders.

8)Stand out; set an example and others will follow.

9)Be mindful of parroting others words; read widely. TIMOTHY SNYDER: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

10)Believe in truth, not lies or wishful thinking.

11)Investigate; verify information, follow sources you trust to do the same, and share what you learn.

12)Make eye contact and small talk; be observant, break down barriers, and learn whom to trust.

13)Go outside and take action with

A survey of more than 24,000 people across 30 countries revealed 57% of Gen Z men felt their nation had "gone so far in promoting women's equality that we are discriminating against men."

Six in 10 Gen Z men also said they were being asked to do too much to support women, with 28% adding that a father who stayed home to look after his children is less of a man than those who went to work.

Across the board, Gen Z had more extreme views on their role in creating an equal society than any other generation. For example, only 12% of baby boomers agreed with the statement that fathers staying home meant they were less of a man.

Overall, however, 62% of men across countries including the U.S., Australia, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan said that achieving gender equality is of personal importance to them."Despite the divisive headlines, our survey highlights that most people—including men—still agree that achieving gender equality…is important to them personally. Many problems

What if the separation of competitions, “said to be a natural consequence of the differences between men and women,” is actually is “just a tool to create those differences”?