Toxic masculinity leaves most young men feeling pressurised to ‘man up’
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55 per cent said crying in front of others would make them feel like less of a man.
By Olivia Petter
More than half (61 per cent) of Britain’s young men feel pressured to ‘man up’ as a result of damaging gender stereotypes, new research from YouGov reveals.
According to the findings, 67 per cent of 18–24–year–olds felt compelled to display ‘hyper-masculine’ behaviour in tough situations and 55 per cent said crying in front of others would make them feel like less of a man.
The survey, named Future Men, sheds light on the prevalence of archaic attitudes towards male identity and also revealed that very few people associate masculinity with positive traits.
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