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"The most prominent opinion divide will no longer be between women and men; it will be between those who are interested in radical freedom from the traditional framing of gender and those who would like to preserve it. The new gender war will no longer be defined by one's gender identity; it will be split between those who recognize that gender is made up and those who do not."

"Although issues affecting men and women have been framed as a 'gender war," with losers and winners, a more mindful conversation about gender only has winners. [...] This isn't an attack on gender; it is an improvement on it."

Men who earn less than their wives had poorer health outcomes, shorter life expectancies, and more risk of heart problems.

Researchers found that macho men were correlated with alexithymia, an inability to properly describe one emotion.

Over 2/3 of college men who experience mental health issues don't seek help. However, researchers found that self-compassion and kindness toward oneself help buffer the link between adherence to masculine ideals and the stigma around seeking help.

Research from Rutgers University shows men who glamorize rigid unhelpful beliefs about masculinity are 50% less likely to seek preventative care. In South Africa, 70% of men who die of HIV/AIDS never seek treatment.

The lack of male teachers means many boys don't have a relatable and empathetic role model to look up to.

One study examined how having one black teacher impacts black boys. It lowers dropout rates of low-income black boys by 39%. Having a black teacher between grades 3 and 5 increased the likelihood of all children aspiring to go to college.

Dolls can teach empathy, according to the International Journal of Diversity in Education.

I've never considered the argument for gender-neutral toys until now. Toys like trucks and tools encourage men to go into those types of jobs.

A Pew survey found that 72% of men say girls should play with boy's toys. However, only 56% say that boys should play with girl's toys.

When oil rigs implemented emotional vulnerability training, accidents went down by 84% over 15 years.