The manosphere is a sprawling online network of forums, influencers, and content that brings together ideas about men, power, gender roles and identity, often promoting misogyny and even driving real-world violence.

The manosphere’s influence is growing and becoming a powerful force in shaping young men's world views. But what do we actually know about the manosphere, and what needs to be done to effectively challenge it?

In this episode of the Sexual Violence Research Podcast, Gary Barker, President and CEO of Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, shares insights into the psychology and appeal of the manosphere, its links to gender-based violence, and the urgent need for better research and intervention strategies.

Your host is: Ayesha Mago, Global Advocacy Director, Sexual Violence Research Initative (SVRI).

🎧 Listen to learn:

➡︎ About the rise of the manosphere.

➡︎ Why young men are drawn to these communities

➡︎ How misogynistic narratives online can translate into real-world violence

➡︎ The gaps in research on the manosphere

➡︎ What parents, educators, and policymakers can do to push back

📱Connect with Gary Barker. 

📚Learn more about Equimundo here. 

⚡Follow SVRI on Instagram.  

🌐Check out the SVRI website. 

💬 Connect with the SVRI svri@svri.org and our host, Ayesha Mago. 

🎙️ An OG Podcasts Ltd production.

Further resources:

• What is a masculine workplace, anyway? By Gary Barker, Equimundo President and CEO

• The Manosphere, Rewired - Understanding Masculinities Online and Pathways for Healthy Connection

• Editorial Perspective: What do we need to know about the manosphere and young people's mental health?

• Digital Contexts: Media, Attention Economies and the Manosphere

• Mapping the scientific knowledge and approaches to defining and measuring hate crime, hate speech, and hate incidents: A systematic review

• Stochastic Gender-Based Violence: How Incels Justify and Encourage Sexualized Violence Against Women

• The use and misuse of evolutionary psychology in online manosphere communities: The case of female mating strategies

• Shield Maidens, Fashy Femmes, and TradWives: Feminism, Patriarchy, and Right-Wing Populism

 Please share new resources with us at svri@svri.org.