Steve Roberts

Scott Galloway mistakes a broad social malaise for a gender-specific pathology - ABC Religion & Ethics A new book by the academic, podcaster and entrepreneur misdiagnoses the ills of our time as primarily a male economic and identity disorder — but he thereby narrows the structural story into a familia...

My new piece looks at why men’s struggles/ disconnection are real, but also part of a wider social malaise that we can’t be pinned on women. I reject Galloway’s framing & argue the real crisis is rooted in broader social breakdown, not gender-essentialist narratives.

www.abc.net.au/religion/woe...

The ideology of oppression, segregation the GC framework doesn't make sense to me.

My Sunday morning reading;

"This paper contributes to the ongoing task of analysing the ideological connections between this strand of feminism and the far right."

Suzy Killmister: Monash University, Australia

This was such a lovely time and a great privilege. Thanks @thedailypanda.bsky.social and Sandy Ruxton for being such great and generous hosts

We got pretty emotional on the latest #NowandMen talking to Prof @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social about his amazing life & work, which illuminates both the sexist ideas being fed to young men, and the seeds of hope in how many are challenging rigid notions of masculinity. nowandmen.net/episode/stev...

1. A box a teenager checked on a form 20 years ago (that was accurate) isn’t newsworthy.
2. The source clearly had political motives and you hid that.
3. One the byline reporters on the “story” is an avid follower of an open white supremacist.
4. Pictures of tweets? Really? You that lazy?

On the Crisis of (White) Masculinity • The Paris Institute Image: "A Bantam," from Shadows by Charles Bennett (ca. 1856)

I wrote on this with @sociananthony.bsky.social last year as well. Here if you’re interested. parisinstitute.org/on-the-crisi...

Recycled panic: The long history of worrying about boys and men Across media and politics, claims of a “masculinity crisis” are rising. But is this new or just history repeating? A deeper look at boys, men, and cultural change.

“The real work lies in moving past old scripts and moral panics, and towards a more thoughtful, inclusive approach to gender justice.” @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social

The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.

lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...

Women’s safety is not a side-benefit of better male health: What Sussan Ley didn’t get quite right - ABC Religion & Ethics Opposition leader Sussan Ley’s press club speech was brave, and her leadership presents an opportunity to shift long-stagnant debates — but along the way she tried to package two overlapping yet disti...

My former colleague @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social 🙌🏻

A Muslim son of immigrants, backed by and backing Black and Jewish leaders, rising in NYC politics isn’t just coalition-building, it’s the American promise realized. It terrifies bigots precisely because it works. Diverse power-sharing isn’t a threat, it’s the future. So New York. So necessary.

nice life news: I am rejoining the Faculty of Arts at Monash Uni, as Professor of Sociology from September.
Mixed emosh: the collaborations & friendships I’ve made in 3.5 years in Edu have been rewarding and transformative.
But, I am *really* excited to return 'home' to School of Social Sciences.

Qualified Hope: Young People’s Education and Employment Pathways in Times of Disruption - Journal of Applied Youth Studies The pandemic and its aftermath have prompted an extended public and academic conversation about young people, with concerns about the increasing uncertainty of youth employment and education trajector...

📢 New open-access article from Catherine Waite Ben Lyall & me in Journal of Applied Youth Studies...
exploring how young people navigate uncertainty post-COVID, we trace how young people cultivate cautious, situated forms of hope while confronting disrupted futures: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Right back at you. ❤️🙌🏾

Thank you 🙏🏾

I had the extraordinary honour of being a keynote ar ‘Masculinities in Transition’ international conference in Stockholm.
I borrow from Polanyi (!) to think about double movement that pulls young men towards reactionary AND caring masculinities, & suggest the margins can inspire a hopeful imaginary

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Front page of the journal article, including title abstract and first three paragraphs of the PDF.

‘ Examining the Impact of Domestic & Family Violence on
Young Australians’ School-Level Education’ - New paper from Bec Stewart, @katefitzgibbon.bsky.social & me in Australian Journal of Social Issues, drawing on quality data from 1600 survey responses.
Click:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New from @drstephaniewescott.bsky.social & me in Critical Education Studies. We advance SRGBV as an essential classifying, clarifying and categorising concept to encapsulate gendered abuse, misogyny, sexual harassment and sexism experienced by women, girls and non-binary young people in schools.

Why is environmentalism class divided?

My new paper in The British Journal of Sociology maps attitudes to green issues in the social space of economic and cultural capital. Spoiler: it’s not just about being rich.

🧵https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.13231

Your Behaviour Management Strategy Can’t Fix Misogyny, Karen Just Boys Being Boys? Get fucked.

Your Behaviour Management Strategy Can’t Fix Misogyny, Karen open.substack.com/pub/thebogan...

That’s what’s uppppppp!
#coys #europaleaguefinal 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾✅🤩

Check out the TOC for the latest issue of Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities!: conta.cc/3YI4dN0

Featuring research by @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social and @gknott-fayle.bsky.social 📝

“I Actually Snapped”: Conceptualizing Resistance to Street Harassment as Feminist Snap and Erosion - Bianca Fileborn, 2025 In this article, I examine the strategies of resistance deployed by people who have experienced street harassment. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 47...

New publication out today in Gender & Society. Drawing on the brilliant @saranahmed.bsky.social I conceptualise resistance to street harassment as a form of 'feminist snap' and feminist erosion. Open access, please have a read!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Young men have more advice and potential role models at their fingertips than at any point in history.

The ones choosing misogynist grifters are doing so because "you are an aggrieved little Viking prince who is being cheated out of his rape and pillage" is the easy message, not the only one.

Too much talk about our PhD scars does current students a disservice Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back

This piece came out of a PHD workshop at University of Glasgow enjoyed giving a little shout out to The PhD Handbook it’s a wonderful resource for any graduate student www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/too-...

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia) Laura Tingle on the survival of the Liberal Party | ABC News Daily podcast

@latingle.bsky.social has not been having a Sunday sleep-in she has already got a podcast up with her take youtu.be/U66fWQjyPTI?... #auspol #sundayshot

If you haven’t heard Penny Wong’s amazing speech introducing Albo, find it, listen to it, write it on your heart. It is a speech for US ALL. #auspol

Thanks 🙏🏾

How the discourse on boys’ alienation is fuelled by anti-feminist agendas The idea that boys are turning to the manosphere because masculinity is under attack is misleading and a strategic, ideological narrative.

This is an excellent piece by @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social et al. It's interesting how feminism and women so often seem to end up being blamed for the issues boys and men face, when it's actually patriarchy which is in so many cases at the root of our problems: womensagenda.com.au/latest/how-t...

How the discourse on boys’ alienation is fuelled by anti-feminist agendas The idea that boys are turning to the manosphere because masculinity is under attack is misleading and a strategic, ideological narrative.

Regarding recent commentary about boys being left behind & gender violence, some thoughts from me, @jacksonfairchild.bsky.social @drstephaniewescott.bsky.social Verity Trott & Helen Keleher

How the discourse on boys’ alienation is fuelled by anti-feminist agendas
womensagenda.com.au/latest/how-t...