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'After centuries of toxic masculinity and the notion that manliness means boys can’t cry and grown men don’t talk about their feelings, a therapist’s client list has taken a giant gendered swing.

“I definitely think, especially since Covid, that there’s been a lot more messaging around mental health, getting support and that it’s OK not to be OK, and that’s definitely driven an increase in men going to therapy,” Stella Ladikos, therapist and founder of Meraki Mental Health Training, told news.com.au.

“In my own private practice I’ve been seeing a lot more guys come to therapy and at the moment most of my regular clients are actually men, which is really, really promising to see.”'

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'Recruits will now be required to deadlift anywhere from 40 pounds to 110 pounds to qualify to join the Air Force and get certain jobs, after the service revised a more than 40-year-old test used to determine new airmen's eligibility for different career fields.

The change is part of the updated Strength Aptitude Test, which had been in place since the 1980s, to evaluate how much weight recruits can deadlift, which requires lifting a weight from the ground to a standing position. The old method tested how much weight they could clean and press, which requires picking up and hoisting a weight overhead.'

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'Teachers are being physically attacked and suffering misogynistic abuse in classrooms across Scotland. Details of attacks were heard during an emergency summit on violence in Scots schools on Wednesday

The Scottish Government met with teachers, unions, parents and child experts for the second phase of the three-part meeting, chaired by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth. It was called after the Record highlighted a series of sickening attacks involving school children in the Our Kids ... Our Future campaign.

The panel heard first-hand accounts from teachers who said they have been assaulted while trying to break up fights, avoided rocks being thrown at them and suffered from misogynistic abuse.'

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Scots teacher admits having sex with 15-year-old schoolboy in her car after she messaged him on social media

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'We live in a world where it’s okay for men to be violent toward women—whether they be his girlfriend, wife, friend, or simply a stranger—because not all men are like that and not all men hate women. But if we as women talk about patriarchy, masculinity, or male privilege then we’re immediately counterattacked by those who believe that any conversations about masculinity are an immediate attack on men themselves.

Laura Bates said it best herself, writing, “Those who speak of “toxic masculinity” are not criticizing men but rather defending them: describing an ideology and a system that pressures boys and men in our societies, in our families, to conform to unrealistic, unhealthy, and unsustainable ideals.”

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'The clack of stilettos echoed throughout East Campus Oct. 21 as Delta Alpha Sigma Multicultural Sorority hosted their Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event.

At Brazos Park, participants sped down University Center Mall, looping near the Central Library before returning to the park while strapped in shiny red heels.

The event featured a special speaker and a race with obstacles, games and prizes. The event aimed to actively confront gender stereotypes and expectations, bringing awareness to domestic violence. All proceeds from the event went to SafeHaven of Tarrant County.

As a male, art education junior Emilio Infante Hernandez said with his privilege he can be a strong advocate for situations that impact women.

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'Appearing to address the saga, Ryan said on stage: “Men are sick, that’s right, all men". She went on to joke about her credentials as a feminist comic. "What a relief for me that I finally have a son. So that when people correctly accuse me of unfairly targeting all men in my stand-up comedy, I can say, no not me, I have a little boy, a baby son, far from it" she said. "That is the perfect smokescreen for my feminist agenda. My two year old is a toxic male who plays with monster trucks day in and day out."'

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'Amid global calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, one dominant justification is the toll that the genocide is taking on women and children — the stereotypical victims in any kind of crisis. Israel, too, is routinely invoking rhetoric -- and unverified claims -- about women and children to reinforce the impression of Hamas being "barbaric."

The phrase "women and children" -- often invoked in discussions surrounding conflicts, wars, and humanitarian crises -- might be well-intentioned; its objective is to emphasize the vulnerability of certain groups. However, it inadvertently has counterproductive consequences – reducing women to "victims," and men to "protectors" and "perpetrators."'

Article here. Someone please explain again why women aren't subject to Selective Service registration here in the US? Seems when women *are* sent into combat, they always out-do their male comrades. So if they're so much better at making war than men, why aren't THEY also subject to the draft? Excerpt:

'AN ALL-FEMALE Israel defence squad of just 13 killed nearly 100 Hamas terrorists in a 14-hour gunfight in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel's Caracal Battalion led the fight against a terror attack on an army base and helped liberate a kibbutz during the onslaught of October 7.

Commander Lieutenant Colonel Or Ben-Yehuda told her unit to "stay alert" as they headed to the southern Israeli kibbutz of Sufa following reports of infiltration by heavily-armed terrorists.

She said to her 12 troops: "We are going out to eliminate terrorists. Infiltration into Israel is happening, and it's spreading.

"Stay alert. We might cross paths. We are a strong squad."

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'All male criticism of Taylor Swift must be a manifestation of misogynist hyper-masculinity. At least that is the takeaway from Washington Post gender columnist Monica Hesse’s Sept. 28 op-ed regarding the recently reported romance of Swift and tight end Travis Kelce.

Hesse quotes random representatives of the “super-alpha-fragile-istic fringe of the football side,” in support of her claim, and for good measure ropes in a recent Federalist piece by Mark Hemingway on Swift’s music. Hesse, who for some reason refuses to cite Hemingway by name, grossly mischaracterizes his arguments by (falsely) claiming Hemingway’s complaint is only that Swift writes about breakups, heartbreak, and “how things made her feel,” and that his critique is little more than the stereotypical patriarchal double standard foisted upon women.

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'Men are not born stoic or emotionally isolated. They are created through different peer groups, societal expectations and ideals of traditional masculinity that value hiding vulnerability over showing empathy.

This is not a genetic trait, but a learned behavior. So how do we teach our sons to grow and become more fulfilled men? How do we bring the best out in our boys, so they become the best of men?

This is the question that Dr. Shelly Flais answers in her new book, “Nurturing Boys To Be Better Men: Gender Equality Starts at Home,” which will be released on October 24. As a pediatrician and mother of three boys, she knows a lot about raising sons.

“I’m all about doing little things early that then make huge impacts down the line,” Flais said. “I look at my sons and as they grow, (I ask) what kind of future do I want for them? We’ve come a long way (in how we raise boys), but we still have so much further to go.”'

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'The federal government has announced it will fund a three-year trial project tackling harmful messages of toxic masculinity on social media.

The healthy masculinities trial project will receive $3.5 million to run both face-to-face and online presentations at schools, sporting clubs and other community organisations to teach school-aged boys about respectful relationships not just with their peers, but also with themselves.

Starting with boys as young as five years old, the program aims to counteract dangerous gender stereotypes and messages of toxic masculinity circulated by online influencers like Andrew Tate.'

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'Actor Ranbir Kapoor found himself at the centre of debates after his actor-wife Alia Bhatt revealed that he asked her to wipe off her lipstick as he likes her without it. Several people on social media even labelled him as a ‘red flag’ for dictating terms to his wife. Until recently, Ranbir and Alia refrained from addressing the controversy. But now, while interacting with his fans, Ranbir spoke on the matter. He said he doesn’t mind the negativity if it helps people fighting against toxic masculinity.

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'A new report from It’s On Us about engaging college men in sexual assault prevention reached similar findings. Released in September, “Engaging Men Part 2: Measuring Attitudes and Behaviors” is a study of 1,152 college men across the nation conducted in partnership with the market research firm YouGov. The report is a follow-up to a survey completed last year. The new study found that 45 percent of respondents reported that they had not received sexual assault prevention training from their higher education institution and up to a third of those who did were ill equipped to identify and intervene in potentially violent interactions or relationships. Only 34 percent of respondents received formal training about consent in school, and just under a quarter (24 percent) of men learned about dating, sex and relationships in their K-12 education, meaning they had no baseline understanding of these issues or experience with comprehensive sex ed before starting college.'

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'In this exclusive interview, the 54-year-old explains: “I had to fake my own death.

“My life is a real life soap opera after my wife agreed to pay a hit man $14,000 (£11,500) to have me murdered rather than just divorce me.

“Thankfully my Oscar-winning performance means I’m still alive and she’s behind bars.

“I can’t tell you the shock and horror I felt when I learnt about my ex’s plan.
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At the same time Ramon discovered Lulu was starting to spread rumours he had a drinking problem and was abusive.

In 2015, Lulu surprised Ramon when she demanded a divorce.

“She served me with papers, it was ruthless and I was stunned,” Ramon admits.

“She and the kids moved to the second storey of our home while I lived on the first floor.
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Then aged 42, she was jailed for 20 years in October 2016.

However, the day that Fabulous spoke to Ramon he exclusively revealed that Lulu has been released due to good behaviour having served just seven years of her sentence.

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'...women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country.

It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975.

The strike, known as the “Women’s Day Off” or “Kvennafrí” in Icelandic, was arranged to raise awareness about the “systemic” wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.
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For 14 years in a row, Iceland has been ranked the best nation for gender equality by the World Economic Forum (WEP), which said the country has closed 91.2% of the gender gap.
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Organizers called on men to show their support for women striking by “taking on additional responsibilities” in home and at work.'