Male Psychology: The Magazine
Written evidence from The Centre for Male Psychology for the inquiry into men's health by the UK Parliament
In recent decades it has become increasingly popular to attribute men’s health problems and relative lack of help-seeking behaviour to deficits in masculinity.
Equality law can make things better for everyone, especially when people use it to protect everyone’s equal rights
recommended that a 24/7 crisis info point, paid for by the public purse, should promote an office hours only service available exclusively for women
The impact of lockdown on men’s community groups
Loneliness and isolation increase the likelihood of mortality by 26%. The effects have been compared to the impact of well-known risk factors such as obesity and smoking […] there must be open debate and a rigorous risk/benefit impact study undertaken prior to any future [lockdown]
‘Do I Belong Here?’ How well are male victims of domestic abuse served by local authority websites?
Many local authorities will use ungendered language, but given the predominant “male violence” narrative, ungendered language may not be enough to convince a man he’s in the right place.
Why do the World Health Organizations’ gender equity gatekeepers struggle to acknowledge that masculinity can be good for health?
…the very presence of an expert on ‘gender equity’ can, intentionally or otherwise, perform the function of a gatekeeper in relation to what should or shouldn’t be said.
The UK should not ratify the Istanbul Convention
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?
The APA has changed its view of masculinity
The APA has been criticised for the view of masculinity in their 2018 guidelines, so it is very welcome news that the mission statement of the relevant part of the APA is no longer so negative.