Sunny Side Up: Countering harms of the ‘manosphere’

The 'manosphere' is where influential figures draw young men in and steer them towards increasingly rigid, and at times harmful, ways of seeing women and themselves. — 123rf

SPEND any time online lately and you’ll notice discussions about the “manosphere”, and about how young men are forming their views on women and masculinity.

The manosphere describes online spaces shaped by popular influencers, where advice on dating, money, and status often coincide with hardline views about women and what “real men” should be like.