“It’s an ongoing process”: A qualitative analysis of men’s feminist identity growth.

Siegel, Jaclyn A.; Elbe, Connor I.; Calogero, Rachel M.

doi:10.1037/men0000392

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“…Further, lay prototypical allyship has been framed in a way that fits traditional masculine behavioral and relational norms of aggression and heroism (Siegel et al, 2022). Lack of fit with this idealized prototype can make potential allies who lean into non-idealized character strengths (e.g., kindness, social intelligence) question whether they are allies at all or if it makes sense for them to put in the effort.…”

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“…Calling out other men's bias as a way to ally with women aligns with protective paternalism (c.f. Estevan-Reina et al, 2024), also termed as 'male saviorism' (Glick & Fiske, 1996;Siegel et al, 2022), evoking heroic stereotypes of a rescuer who courageously jumps in headfirst to protect defenseless women (Harriger et al, 2022). This prototype of a courageous, extraverted, and confrontational ally may also hold appeal in workplaces wherein hegemonic masculinity characterized by aggressive and heroic interactions (Oliffe & Han, 2014) are associated with leadership and social influence (Lease, 2020).…”

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Beyond extraverted and courageous: Personality profiles and character strengths that position men to address gender bias at work

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Lutz

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A diverse account of allyship suggests that many kinds of people can be allies, and that some allyship strategies fit people's personalities and character strengths better than others. Allyship can be categorized into Committed Strategies (e.g., publicly highlighting women’s strengths) that involve significant social risk or personal sacrifice, and Relationship-Building Strategies (e.g., active listening) that build supportive and trusting bonds with marginalized group members. Latent profile analyses of survey data from two randomly split samples of 1,814 and 1,813 men from 103 countries were used to examine mean differences across Big Five personality profiles on Committed and Relationship-building allyship strategies toward women in the workplace. Results indicated that people with Well-Adjusted personalities (high on all Big Five traits except low in neuroticism) viewed both Committed and Relationship-building strategies as better-fitting to their personalities, as compared with the other three personality profiles that emerged in our data. Hierarchical regression analyses further found that five key character strengths (bravery, kindness, fairness, social intelligence, and perspective) explained additional variance beyond the Big Five in both Committed and Relationship-building strategies, reinforcing the value of character strengths in allyship. Exploratory bivariate correlations revealed that among the Big Five, agreeableness and openness were the strongest and most consistent predictors of 10 Committed and Relationship-building allyship strategies. These findings broaden the scope of who allies are and what allyship can look like, while offering men a variety of achievable and authentic ways of supporting women in the workplace.

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Beyond extraverted and courageous: Personality profiles and character strengths that position men to address gender bias at work

Warren,

Lutz

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“…4See Siegel et al’s (2022) work on men’s feminist identity growth for one example of what such a developmental process can look like.…”

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To reconstruct or deconstruct? A fundamental question for the psychology of men and masculinities.

Hoffmann¹,

Addis²

2024

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Efforts at social change have long been central to the psychological study of men and masculinities (PSMM) as a field. However, these efforts have been hampered by the absence of a coherent, unifying philosophical framework linking science to social practice or explicitly articulated guiding values. In this article, we argue that current social change efforts in PSMM can be characterized as attempts to either reconstruct or deconstruct masculinities. Reconstruction consists of attempts to modify or create more prosocial meanings of masculinities. Deconstruction, in contrast, consists of attempts to reduce or attenuate the psychological impact of masculinities on human behavior. We describe their practical application and review research support for each approach-including relevant recent clinical science research on cognitive restructuring and cognitive defusion. We then present functional contextualism as a coherent philosophy linking science to social practice that can be used by researchers and clinicians to evaluate when to pursue reconstructionist and/or deconstructionist approaches. We provide psychotherapy and public health campaign case examples to illustrate how researchers and clinicians might use a functional contextualist framework to evaluate the merits of reconstructionist and deconstructionist approaches, before closing by suggesting directions for future research. Public Significance StatementThis article describes two different approaches to science and practice focused on masculinities: efforts to reconstruct masculinities and efforts to deconstruct masculinities. The authors argue that the utility of these approaches is context-dependent and requires clarifying philosophical assumptions and guiding values.

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“…In the workplace, men can speak out against sexism, amplify women's contributions, and challenge sexist behavior (see Madsen et al, 2020). Men can also support gender equality in their romantic and platonic relationships; for example, by practicing feminist child rearing, dividing household labor and finances equitably, and confronting friends' sexism (Siegel et al, 2022).…”

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“…Other men are raised in households where feminist ideals are pervasive. Others still hold other marginalized identities that increase their awareness of other social issues and injustices (e.g., being gay; Siegel et al, 2022). Many men experience "turning points" (Siegel et al, 2022) throughout their lives that sharpen their feminist focus, such as learning that someone close to them has been victimized by sexual violence, taking a gender and women's studies class, or attending a social movement.…”

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Men in feminism: A self-determination perspective and goals for the future.

Moser,

Siegel,

Wiley

2024

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Men can make important contributions to gender equality, but a variety of obstacles impede their engagement with feminism. In this article, we propose a self-determination approach to supporting men's feminist engagement. We argue that men are more likely to engage with feminism more consistently and effectively if they internalize feminist goals and incorporate them into their sense of self, that is, if they develop autonomous motivation. We argue further that men are more likely to develop autonomous motivation if their engagement with feminism satisfies basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. We suggest a variety of strategies to meet these needs, among them: framing feminism as a men's issue, considering men's viewpoints and values, portraying feminism as consistent with gender and masculine norms, encouraging positive interactions with feminist women, and presenting other feminist men as role models and mentors. According to bell hooks (1984), "sexism and sexist oppression, they can only be successfully eradicated if men are compelled to assume responsibility for transforming their consciousness and the consciousness of society as a whole" (p. 81). Our article applies the self-determination theory to encourage men to do so. Public Significance StatementMen have the potential to serve as powerful champions for feminist issues. There are various barriers to men's engagement with feminism. We propose a model, grounded in the self-determination theory, to support men's sustained feminist engagement and commitment.

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“It’s an ongoing process”: A qualitative analysis of men’s feminist identity growth.

Cited by 7 publications

References 61 publications

Beyond extraverted and courageous: Personality profiles and character strengths that position men to address gender bias at work

Beyond extraverted and courageous: Personality profiles and character strengths that position men to address gender bias at work

To reconstruct or deconstruct? A fundamental question for the psychology of men and masculinities.

Men in feminism: A self-determination perspective and goals for the future.

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