Professor of sociology @MonashUni, researcher of youth/masculinity; Board @Respect__Vic and @AWCAcademics; Views own; Spurs fan😳🥹

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Ok-deep breaths. I wrote a deeply personal piece re some of my experiences/observations of family violence. Sharing such stories can be part of the collaborative effort to denounce violence against women, girls & people of all genders. @Monash_Arts Pls RT lens.monash.edu/2021/04/28/1…
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We are excited to share our new ANROWS guide for teachers and school staff. It explains the manosphere, its harms, and how boys and young men are drawn in via social media—helping schools better understand and respond @ANROWS anrows.org.au/resources/guid…
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Thank you @abcnews for highlighting how the manosphere is impacting schools—and for featuring our new @ANROWS guide, designed to help teachers understand and respond to these harmful online spaces 👇 abc.net.au/news/2026-03-12/h…
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Thank you to @theprojecttv for highlighting our new @ANROWS guide, which explains the manosphere, its harms, and how boys and young men are drawn into these spaces—especially via social media—and how schools can respond 👇 anrows.org.au/resources/guid…
Andrew Tate has become one of the loudest voices of the 'Manosphere', spreading the view that masculinity equals dominance and aggression. But now teen boys and young men are displaying increasing rates of misogynistic and sexual behaviour. So is it too late to stop things getting worse?
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In @ConversationEDU I summarise what @netflixth Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere doco shows: the brazen entitlement of influencers, how they recruit boys, the harms to girls & women, and why trauma doesn’t drive or explain misogyny. theconversation.com/louis-th…
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happy to confirm our article is finally OPEN ACCES! 'The reanimation of normative manhood acts in schools: teachers’ accounts of boys’ manosphere-aggravated misogyny', is published in Gender & Education. Pls share widely! @stephwescott_ #misogyny tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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What keeps men out of frontline care work, and what draws them in? - Our new paper in @BJSociology suggests problem is less masculine identity anxieties and more low pay, insecure hours, limited progression & poor public understanding of care work onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #gender
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“Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?” I was asked that last weekend, and if I had to answer right now, I would say @SuzieMillerWrtr, playwright of Inter Alia. I want to talk through what comes next, to imagine a sequel or a way forward. A new way! This film left me crying for three days. It’s beautiful, but brutal. And it is unsettling in the right kind of way, necessary for change. But I am keen to know, what’s next for us? Overall, Inter Alia: 5 stars; the patriarchy: 1 star My reflections with @SteveRoberts_ for the @abcnews Religion and Ethics section are here: abc.net.au/religion/rosamund… Thank you for creating conversations @sharmillfilms & @watchgoodfilm 🙏 @MonashEducation
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📢 New Publication today: ‘Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education.’ 🧒📚 Our findings show that while schools often serve as the most consistent point of contact for young people experiencing abuse, they are not always equipped to recognise or respond to these experiences. 📝 Read the article here wiley.scienceconnect.io/api/…
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Trending Research 📈 This study in Gender and Education explores the growing visibility of online ‘manfluencers’, sexism in schools, and the influence of one specific misogynist ‘manfluencer’, Andrew Tate. ✍️ @stephwescott_, @SteveRoberts_ & Xuenan Zhao spr.ly/601602sow
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🎬 Monash Educations Professor Steven Roberts features in ABC TV's 'The Role of a Lifetime'! The new series that tackles real issues faced by Aussie families using a fun sitcom format, starring Heather Mitchell, Nazeem Hussain, and Kate Ritchie. Catch Professor Roberts in Episode 4, sharing insights on social media, masculinity, and the influence of the 'manosphere' on young boys. 📺 Tune in on 11 March at 8.30pm or stream on iView now iview.abc.net.au/show/role-o…
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📖 New publication! The Routledge Handbook of Masculinities, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, co-edited by Henri Myrttinen, Philipp Schulz and other scholars challenges traditional narratives about men, masculinities, and violence in conflict. 🔗 Order here: buff.ly/40QosrZ

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Time to end the league table deficit narrative – my expert comment on The Educator indicates more ways in which the NAPLAN can be used to address inequity through complex systems thinking approaches that reduce the social-cognitive overload on schools. theeducatoronline.com/k12/ne….
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On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery. This picture is 25 years after the end of slavery. How Slavery continued after the 13th amendment ‘abolished slavery’ A THREAD
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Think our school funding model is broken? You’d be right. More than half of all Australian private schools receive more government funding per student than comparable public schools. Make it make sense.
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