Reframing the manosphere: a public health response to a commercial ecosystem
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1Global 5050, and Department of Global Health, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia; Global 5050, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract:
The manosphere, a diffuse commercial ecosystem and loose collection of online communities united by shared beliefs about masculinity, misogyny, and male victimisation, is an under-recognised determinant of health harms. This network has been implicated in considerable health harms: widespread mental health impacts, especially in young people; violence against women, girls, and gender minorities; and delegitimising help-seeking in boys and men. In this Viewpoint, we argue that the manosphere is best understood and addressed as a public health problem.
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