men

Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

7:00am September 15, 2024

Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.

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Women are shown at a rally to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants of the rally advocated for a society free from institutional discrimination, one where women can enjoy equal rights with men.

World News

Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea

3:33am April 10, 2024

by Se Eun Gong

While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.

Writer Gabrielle Blair argues that irresponsible ejaculation by male partners is an often-overlooked cause of unintended pregnancies.

Book by mom of six puts onus on men to stop unwanted pregnancies

11:48am October 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In her new book, writer — and mother of six — Gabrielle Blair makes the case that the abortion debate should focus much more on men's roles in unintended pregnancy.

A man wearing a face mask walks in Moscow in mid-April during a strict lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Researchers Look To Behavior To Explore Why The Coronavirus May Hit Men Harder

11:52am April 23, 2020

by Heidi Glenn

Men appear to be dying of the coronavirus at higher rates than women. Sarah Hawkes, a professor of public health at University College London, says gendered behavior may help explain why.

In The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making, writer Jared Yates Sexton explores the dangers of patriarchy.

'The Man They Wanted Me To Be' Puts An Individual Experience In Broader Context

4:06pm May 10, 2019

by Nicholas Cannariato

Jared Yates Sexton's book is critically important to our historical moment: It crackles with intensity and refuses to allow the reader to look away from the blight that toxic masculinity has wrought.

A youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman as she crosses a street in Cairo, Egypt.

Why Do Men Harass Women? New Study Sheds Light On Motivations

7:00pm June 15, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Researchers interviewed 4,830 men in the Middle East and came to some surprising conclusions.

U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann studies the play during a World Cup qualifier between his squad and Trinidad and Tobago in November in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

World Cup Qualifying: U.S. Men's Team — And Its Coach — Get Much-Needed Win

9:43pm March 29, 2016

by Kevin Beesley

Coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad beat Guatemala 4-0 to advance to the next round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. The win also may quell calls for Klinsmann to be fired.

It may be August, but in the office it feels like January. And there's a mysterious man to blame.

Women, There's A Reason Why You're Shivering In The Office

1:11pm August 05, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Air conditioning standards are based on the needs of a 155-pound man. Researchers say it's time to admit that women don't need to be chilled as much and crank up the thermostat.

A fan crowd-surfs at the 2014 Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival in Germany.

Manliness In Music: The XY Hits The Hi-Fi

1:29am September 06, 2014

by Joel Rose

There's no shortage of songs about what it means to be a man. But what makes some music sound "manly" — and what attracts men to play and listen to certain genres of music? The answers are changing.

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