Supporting secondary school teachers to address online spaces as pathways to gender-based violence for boys and men: teacher professional development to tackle the influence of the 'manosphere'

This project brings together scholars, practitioners and educators to critically examine and address the influence and impact of the Manosphere upon young boys’ and men’s practices of masculinity that are harmful to women, girls and gender diverse people. The project aims to develop an understanding of the interconnections between online and offline spaces and how misogynistic discourses and gender narratives expressed in the Manosphere influence young boys and men in Australia. It takes a solutions-focused approach by piloting and evaluating a professional learning program for secondary school teachers to address the influence of the Manosphere in classrooms.

The evidence review includes young people, educators and other relevant school stakeholders to understand the links between the Manosphere, gender-based violence and the impacts for young people and the education system in Australia. This research builds understandings of how young people engage with and negotiate the content of the manosphere in both online and offline social interactions and the links to gender-based violence. It provides much needed evidence for effective interventions to address the harmful impacts of misogynistic discourse and gender narratives in Australian schools.