The inspirational selflessness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers lessons in healthy masculinity
Simon Smart
Horrified by Nazi atrocities, this unlikely hero saw it as a sacred duty to risk his life for the sake of persecuted others
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan accused of being ‘serial tax evaders’
Self-proclaimed misogynist ‘brazen’ about refusing to pay tax on revenue from online businesses, court told
Andrew Tate can leave Romania while awaiting trial, court rules
Farage says he is part of ‘similar phenomenon’ to Andrew Tate among young men
There is a reason Nigel Farage hails Andrew Tate. And we should worry that young people are listening
Sasha Mistlin
June 2024
Nigel Farage seeks to distance himself from ‘bad apples’ in Reform party
Leader again forced to defend past remarks amid allegations of prejudice in party and candidate’s resignation
The Week in Patriarchy
Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back
Arwa Mahdawi
Clark made a bit of a wishy-washy statement, but after the shrill rightwing complaints, she should be applauded for speaking up
Farage said Andrew Tate was ‘important voice’ for men in podcast interview
Hip-hop mimes and breast jokes win Farage a valuable gen Z following
Modern masculinity
The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media
May 2024
Celibacy and the decline of sex-positive feminism
Letter: Responding to Arwa Mahdawi’s article, Hannah Cleallsmith says celibacy has become a more important topic than dating for her and her friends
Hiring Nick Kyrgios to fill its vacant toxic male slot is an unforced error on BBC’s part
Catherine Bennett
Despite hopes he will improve ratings, the new Wimbledon commentator is so unappealing even male sports fans recoil
Andrew Tate served with UK civil proceedings papers at Romania home
Influencer served legal papers in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women
April 2024
Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules
Teachers’ union leader calls for inquiry into misogyny among young men in UK
March 2024
How positive male role models are detoxifying the social media ‘manosphere’
‘There are some really extreme views’: young people face onslaught of misogyny online
February 2024
Labour to help schools develop male influencers to combat Tate misogyny
Shadow education secretary says party would help schools train role models as ‘powerful counterbalance’
If it’s really ‘catastrophic’ for a boys’ school to go coed, I fear for the future of gen Z
Elle Hunt
You’d think admitting girls to one private school in Sydney had brought about the end of man – but it only shows the cycle of toxic masculinity turning again, says journalist Elle Hunt
Today in Focus
Why is generation Z so divided on gender?
Studies on the attitudes of young people between the age of 16 and 29 show a serious split towards both feminism and influencers such as Andrew Tate. What’s behind it?