Key points

Protecting our sons from extremist influences in the manosphere begins with listening to their perspectives.

Seemingly moderate words and phrases can reveal an openness to extreme misogynist ideology.

Rigid gender roles harm everyone, limiting boys and girls to narrowly prescribed expectations and behaviors.

Barring women from male-dominated spaces—containment—is the first step to promoting gendered violence.

I explore the challenges of bringing up boys in the world of the manosphere with Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, author of the 2025 book Man Up : The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism and the founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University. As a distinguished scholar and practitioner, Dr. Miller

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