Addiction therapists commonly encounter the quixotic efforts of patients to continue drinking or using other drugs without negative consequences. Talking to patients with substance use disorders often ...

Whether or not men should be expected to conform to traditional definitions of masculinity is a topic of ongoing debate today. Harry Styles, for instance, expressed his perspective, stating, “I think ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, in one of his works, referenced the myth of the androgynous: ancestors and “people of the third gender” who simultaneously possessed tremendous strength and both ...

The tension between masculine and feminine energies has haunted philosophy, religion, and art for centuries. It is the oldest of conversations Shiva and Shakti, yin and yang, Nar and Nari. Yet in ...

No one knows how to write about lonely men—and what their loneliness does to the women around them—quite like Jane Campion. Her latest, The Power of the Dog—which is now streaming on Netflix and ...

A recent study by Andrew Edelblum, assistant professor of marketing, and Nathan B. Warren, associate professor of marketing at BI Norwegian Business School, showed that men who post often on social ...

Welcome to GQ's New Masculinity issue, an exploration of the ways that traditional notions of masculinity are being challenged, overturned, and evolved. Read more about the issue from GQ ...

The writer Richard Reeves is an expert on the challenges facing boys and men. Two years ago, he published a book called Of Boys and Men and founded the American Institute for Boys and Men, a think ...

Men have long felt compelled to publicly perform masculinity, and when they don’t conform, they pay the price, whether through bullying, self-induced shame, or social isolation. In short, the pressure ...