Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting.
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Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting.
I'm experimenting with posting both here and on X/Twitter @MichaelGLFlood
Michael G. Flood is an Australian sociologist and a professor at the Queensland University of Technology School of Justice. Flood gained his doctorate in gender and sexuality studies from the Australian National University. His areas of research are on violence against women, fathering, pro-feminism, domestic violence, the effects of pornography on young people, safe sex among heterosexual men, men's movements as a backlash to the feminist movement, men's relationships with each other and with women, homophobia, men's health, and gender justice. He is a regular contributor to and is regularly quoted in the media on these and other issues. .. more
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This new strategy operationalising the engagement of men and boys was enabled by 15 years of contributions from Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre and the Rwanda MenEngage Network
www.rwamrec.org/post/rwamrec...
By Claire Laker-Mansfield & Elin Gauffin, International Socialist Alternative
internationalsocialist.net/2025/12/buil...
Reporting an abuser doesn't damage their reputation. It makes it more accurate.
Reporting an abuser doesn't hurt their family. It protects their family members from abuse.
Credit: @JennMGreenberg
The term 'friend zone' attacks women for their right to say no.
The term 'bitch' attacks women for their right to call you on it.
A workbook for fathers who have harmed their partners and families
By Futures Without Violence
futureswithoutviolence.org/wp-content/u...
By Rebecca Solnit, Mediations is an Emergency
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...
connectfutures.org/resources/co...
www.socialworktoday.com/archive/Summ...
It covers:
The climate crisis
Disasters
Industry
Transport
Non-human animals
Masculinity and nature
The environmental movement
Caring for the environment
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The link between masculinity and meat has long shaped men’s identities. Could redefining these norms help reduce greenhouse gas emissions sentientmedia.org/can-men-help...
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The organisation Tooled Up (UK) has gathered all 48 tips and put them in the own, freely downloadable document, here: www.tooledupeducation.com/downloads/fi...
Accountability, or its absence, sends a powerful message to young men and boys.
By Jackson Katz
msmagazine.com/2025/11/21/b...
By Jillian Sunderland, PhD student, University of Toronto
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-... via @ConversationCA
By Dr Niki Vincent
womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-i...
The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.
19thnews.org/2025/12/dati...
Rigid gender norms are taking a serious toll on boys’ and men’s mental health, prompting psychologists to promote healthier masculinities rooted in emotional connection, authenticity, and resilience
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
This compendium, published by SVRI and UN Women, compiles, reviews, and organises emerging practices to address digital violence.
www.unwomen.org/sites/defaul...
A review in low- & middle-income countries has identified the primary driver of GBV in higher education as patriarchal institutional culture, + lack of investment & acknowledgement
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
Bogotá’s radical experiment in caregiving is going global.
www.vox.com/policy/46963...
Two mass shootings—one at a Sydney beach, the other on an Ivy League campus—expose how the U.S. treats gun violence as a tragic but tolerated norm.
By Rob Okun
msmagazine.com/2025/12/18/b...
What actually works to keep families stable, mothers employed, and children thriving.
By Jill Filipovic
jill.substack.com/p/a-working-...
Young Gen Z men are Trump’s harshest critics
By the Young Men Research Initiative, USA
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/two-gen-zs...
In a fake TikTok account registered to a 16-year-old boy, the feed quickly progressed to misogynistic and sexist videos, racism, transphobia, Holocaust denial and explicit neo-Nazi content.
mailchi.mp/e265fbf17415...
For now many fakes are easy to spot. But audiences could find it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction as tech improves.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
By Professor Steven Roberts
www.abc.net.au/religion/dig...
theconversation.com/ai-tools-are...
The Line campaign’s initiative Comfort Zone empowers young Australians to recognise controlling behaviours and communicate healthy boundaries.
www.ourwatch.org.au/news/more-th...