Traditional Masculinity

Is traditional masculinity a prison for young men? Or the key to getting out?

It is no secret that young men have had a tough time adapting to the modern world. Men are less likely to go to university now (35% in 2015), and the ones that do are nearly twice as likely to drop out as their female counterparts (this year alone 30,000 more women graduate than men).

At the ages of 20-24, the rate of male suicide is five to six times that of their female counterparts, more men in the UK have killed themselves in 2019 than British soldiers died fighting in wars since 1945. But this isn't just isolated to the Western world. For example, in India, Male suicide is growing at a rate of 9 times that of the female. In my personal experience, within five miles of my house, I know five men who have killed themselves, I know this isn't uncommon for most young people, the real question is; why?

In my research on this topic, I read an article called the 'Engaging Young Men Project,' which I had hoped would tell, on a larger scale, what charities and governments were doing to resp…