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 ..
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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
By Sherri Gordon, Parents magazine
www.parents.com/why-parents-...
Also see this XY collection on diverting boys from the manosphere: xyonline.net/content/dive...
-- The XY collection on guns and violence, here: xyonline.net/content/guns...
-- Spitzer’s book, The Politics of Gun Control (2023), free in PDF, here: xyonline.net/sites/xyonli...
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Since the 1990s, John Lott has provided the empirical justification for looser firearms laws. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?
By Mike Spies
www.thetrace.org/2022/11/john...
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Common wisdom is that we don’t have memories before about the age of four. So what do parents do when a young child has been the victim of abuse?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
-- The XY collection on guns and violence, here: xyonline.net/content/guns...
-- Spitzer’s book, The Politics of Gun Control (2023), free in PDF, here: xyonline.net/sites/xyonli...
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Guns are more likely to do harm than good.
By Evan Defilippis and Devin Hughes
January 14, 2015
web.archive.org/web/20150214...
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Advocates for women’s rights fear what the Trump administration could do to roll back hard-fought gains for women workers.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
By Associate Professor Hassan Vally, Epidemiology, Deakin University
theconversation.com/why-bad-argu... via @ConversationEDU
This Medical Journal of Australia paper calls for addressing the impact of social media on young people’s mental health in a proactive, multifaceted approach
apo.org.au/node/331769
Despite arguments from the gun lobby and its allies, guns used for self-defense are not common, beneficial for society, or efficient in deterring mass shootings or criminal victimization.
www.americanprogress.org/article/debu...
Simon Copland provides a critical assessment of James Bloodworth’s book “Lost Boys”.
theconversation.com/i-hadnt-gone...
This briefing consolidates global evidence and learning from the What Works Programme - the UK's flagship programme to end violence against women and girls (VAWG)
ww2preventvawg.org/evidence-hub...
The global decline in birth rates may be due to the greater expectations women now place on partnership and fatherhood, and men failing to meet the moment
By Grant Wyeth
www.grantwyeth.com/p/the-elepha...
thecritic.co.uk/in-defence-o...
Let's close the gaps that are exploited by people who choose to use violence and abuse.
Let's eliminate excuses about the choice to use violence and abuse.
Let's widen the support options available to victim-survivors
Let's increase survivors' choice and control
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By Nick Evershed
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/au...
These are the conclusions of a new Spanish report, "No Filter". See llyc.global/en/equality-...
By Josephine Bartosch @jo_bartosch
unherd.com/newsroom/the...
Fact sheet: irp.cdn-website.com/f0688f0c/fil...
More fact sheets: www.ncas.au/fact-sheets
Short video (5:27 min.) by MenEngage Africa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YZB...
By Dr Ray Swann
positivemasculinity.org.au/resources/po...
Labels only go so far
By the Young Men Research Initiative
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/understand...
Scoping review on masculinity and loneliness, at pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
www.culturemonkey.io/employee-eng...
The terminally online young have a dangerously warped view of the other sex.
www.spiked-online.com/2025/08/10/t...
Gender-based violence, hate, and discrimination against vulnerable communities have a negative impact on the mental health and well-being of everyone.
By the Mental Health Commission of Canada
mentalhealthcommission.ca/resource/the...
The arguments against pornography used to be moral ones. Now, young men are being told that quitting porn could lead to a healthier and more focused life.
Euan Black, Australian Financial Review
archive.md/V1CYK