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No One Is Born in ‘The Wrong Body’

The fact is, no child is actually born in the wrong body.

William J. Malone, Colin M. Wright, and Julia D. Robertson 24 Sep 2019 · 6 min read

Considering the Male Disposability Hypothesis

A 2016 study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science found that people are more willing to sacrifice men than women in a time of crisis and that they are more willing to inflict harm on men than on women.

Maria Kouloglou 3 Jun 2019 · 8 min read

Jordan Peterson, And the New Chivalry

Peterson could remain detached from the people who seek his help, but he is courageous enough to connect with their pain, and thereby render himself vulnerable in the public forum.

Esther O'Reilly 12 Apr 2019 · 12 min read

From Hegemonic to Responsive Masculinity: the Transformative Power of the Provider Role

There is little evidence to justify why the provider role has been held in such low regard.

Belinda Brown 11 Apr 2019 · 11 min read

Gender’s Journey from Sex to Psychology: A Brief History

“What is a woman?” What should be an easy question for a movement organized around the rights of women, has instead become a real brain-buster.

Tomas Bogardus 13 Mar 2019 · 19 min read

Science Denial Won’t End Sexism

We can acknowledge that male and female brains have differences in structure and function, on average, without subscribing to the belief that one sex is better than the other.

Debra Soh 11 Mar 2019 · 6 min read

My Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Part of the problem in discussing this is that the meaning of words, as used in some-but-not-all Social Justice-speak, often differs from common usage.

Lee Jussim 24 Feb 2019 · 7 min read

I Know what Intersectionality Is, and I Wish it Were Less Important

Half of the twentieth century produced emancipation movements that attained stunning gains for women, racial and ethnic minorities, and gays and lesbians.

Nicholas Wolfinger 20 Feb 2019 · 6 min read

Alternative, Scientifically-Literate Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men

From genes to hormones to neurotransmitters, plays a role in shaping men’s masculine self-expression is, to say the least, a scientifically untenable position.

Gregory Gorelik 19 Feb 2019 · 12 min read

The Boy Who Inflated the Concept of 'Wolf'

Concept inflation is a lot like lying. Immanuel Kant observed that lying couldn’t be effective in a world where everybody lied, since no one would be believed.

Spencer Case 14 Feb 2019 · 10 min read

We Need Guidelines for Working with Men, but Not the APA Guidelines

This outcome highlights an alarming gender difference in outcome that should galvanise psychologists to take gender-sensitivity very seriously indeed.

John Barry 13 Feb 2019 · 4 min read

Twelve Scholars Respond to the APA’s Guidance for Treating Men and Boys

Introduction — John P. Wright, Ph.D. John Paul Wright is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. He has published widely on the causes and correlates of human violence. His current work examines how ideology affects scholarship. Follow him on Twitter @cjprofman. Thirteen years in the making,

Quillette 4 Feb 2019 · 19 min read

The Uncharted Territories of Medically Transitioning Children