"STUDY SHOWS HOW MEN OVERCOMPENSATE WHEN THEIR MASCULINITY IS QUESTIONED"

"The researchers note that while women may display a similar dynamic when it comes to femininity, in general, the anxiety about not meeting gendered expectations is likely more severe among men since gender norms have expanded more for women — as the study puts it, “masculinity is more easily threatened than femininity.”
And the ways in which it may be reasserted when threatened are also way more harmful. This study joins a huge body of research on the dangers of threatened masculinity. While the overcompensation in this case is pretty benign — lying about their height, avoiding stereotypically “feminine” products — other research has hinted at how damaging it can be. In one study, men whose masculinity was threatened were more likely to hit a punching bag and, in another, to sexually harass a female interaction partner, and, in another, to blame the victim in a rape case."
http://feministing.com/2015/06/24/study-shows-how-men-overcompensate-when-their-masculinity-is-questioned/

There is totally an acknowledgment of this and a management of men's sense of masculinity.
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