Wednesday, June 25 · 3:30 - 5pm GMT
Webinar overview
The last few years have seen the meteoric rise of charismatic male social media influencers whose hugely popular content and advice on everything from politics to intimate relationships has attracted millions of loyal followers, particularly young men.
Easily accessible and free of charge across multiple platforms, their confidence in sharing personal journeys that overcome multiple obstacles can be inspirational.
But look deeper, beyond the posts promoting freedom of speech, health, goal-setting and mental wellbeing, and there is a questionable ideology about a specific type of masculinity, that rejects anything perceived as feminine or weak and equates strength to money and power over others.
With the Netflix series Adolescence sparking a national conversation about this issue, many are calling on schools to educate, challenge and safeguard pupils through high quality PSHE.
To support and equip teachers and other school staff, this workshop goes behind the algorithms to explore the ‘cultural wallpaper’ young people grow up with to better understand the rising influence of online misogyny and how this links to other online harm and misinformation, including grooming for extremism.
Finally, it considers the needs fulfilled by this brand of ‘toxic masculinity’ and ways to boost confidence, promote healthy masculinity, and foster gender equality.
Learning outcomes
- What the terms ‘Alpha’, ‘Beta’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ mean and the narrow ideals of masculinity they promote.
- The impact and influence of online influencers and the monetization of misogyny.
- Reasons that some young people are more vulnerable to adopting this ideology
- How this can lead to grooming for radicalisation by extremist groups.
- Positive ways to challenge and educate all young people, without shaming, blaming or alienating boys and young men.
The cost of this is £7.99 per person but if you book before 5th June, you will receive our early bird price of £5.99. We hope that you will join us for this session.
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