#MeToo or #MenToo? Expressions of Backlash and Masculinity Politics in the #MeToo Era

Maricourt, Clotilde de; Burrell, Stephen Robert

doi:10.1177/10608265211035794

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“…Thus, high self‐promotion and low modesty in men may be perceived as less justified. Moreover, in recent years, men's displays of assertiveness, dominance, and masculinity, in particular at work, have been criticized and become the object of a vibrant public debate (Maricourt & Burrell, 2021; Nilsson & Lundgren, 2021). Male assertiveness and dominance have been put more and more into question and sometimes even described as toxic (e.g., Goodwin, 2018).…”

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Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age

Krings

Manoharan

Oliveira

2022

Int J Selection Assessment

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Previous research has shown that evaluators react negatively to intense, high levels of self‐promotion during the interview, in particular when displayed by female candidates, presumably because these behaviors violate the female gender stereotype of being modest and putting others first. We expand this focus on a single social category and examine the joint effects of gender and age on reactions to high self‐promotion/low modesty, as both gender and age stereotypes contain normative expectations regarding assertiveness and humility. Results of our experimental study point out two groups at risk of backlash, older women and younger men. While both older female and younger male candidates engaging in high self‐promotion were seen as competent, they were regarded as less interpersonally warm, received lower interview performance ratings, and were less likely to be hired. These results provide evidence for the importance of applying an intersectional lens on the effects of self‐promotion at hiring. Their implications for theory and practice as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age

Krings

Manoharan

Oliveira

2022

Int J Selection Assessment

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“…Those who endorse these ideologies and forms of gender expression have also been emboldened by the internet and social media (e.g., Ging, 2019; Parent et al, 2019). The reactionary nature of this narrative is apparent in its rise since the #MeToo movement rose to prominence and broke the historic silence on men’s violence toward women in numerous cultural institutions (e.g., de Maricourt & Burrell, 2022; Han & Yin, 2023).…”

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The psychology of sexual and gender diversity in the 21st century: Social technologies and stories of authenticity.

Hammack,

Manago

2024

American Psychologist

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The 21st century has seen shifts in social and scientific understandings of gender and sexuality in the United States. From the legitimization of same-sex marriage to the heightened visibility of transgender identities, nonbinary gender, and forms of intimate diversity such as asexuality, kink, and polyamory, core cultural and scientific assumptions about gender and sexuality have been challenged. This article situates these changes in the historical context of 21st century social technologies, which challenge traditional sources of authority about information and provide enhanced opportunities for individuals to experience authenticity in gender and sexuality. We frame authenticity as a master cultural narrative in the United States characterized by feeling a heightened sense of self-authorship and alignment between inner experience and embodiment of gender and sexuality. Five narratives now circulate in the United States, four of which support sexual and gender diversity: (a) gender as self-constructed; (b) sexuality as plural, playful, flexible, and fluid; (c) sexuality and monogamy as cultural compulsions; and (d) intersectionality as central to the experience of sexuality and gender. A fifth narrative seeking to legitimize hierarchies (e.g., patriarchy) is hostile to sexual and gender diversity but remains anchored in a metanarrative of authenticity and has benefitted equally from the affordances of social technologies. This historical moment provides researchers and practitioners with the opportunity to more intentionally ground their work in lived experience, challenge normative thinking about sexuality and gender, practice affirmation, center the phenomenon of diversity over discrete identity categories in an ever-exclusionary acronym (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and more identities [LGBTQ+]), and embrace fluid and nonlinear narratives of social change.

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“…The Wrongful Blame Dialectic and the Male Victim Denial/Recognition Dialectic relate to activist and scholarly tensions in this area. For example, Maricourt and Burrell (2022) associate anxieties about wrongful allegations with anti-feminist backlash. Gotell and Dutton’s (2016) analysis of Canadian Men’s Rights websites identifies exaggerating the likelihood of false allegations and gender-neutral framings of SV/SA as backlash strategies.…”

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Victimhood and Blame Dialectics in Culturally Diverse Male Students’ Discussions About Sexual Assault Policies

Malinen,

VanTassel,

Kennedy

et al. 2023

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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Culture and Perspectives on Sexual Assault Policy was a qualitative, focus-group study conducted at four Canadian universities to gather culturally diverse student perspectives on university sexual violence or sexual assault policies and services. This article highlights two categories of dialectical tension expressed during several male focus groups. The Wrongful Blame Dialectic involved tension between anxieties about wrongful accusations and opposition to victim-blaming. Perceived risk of wrongful accusations was often linked to racism or ethnocentrism. The Male Victim Denial/Recognition Dialectic involved tension between denial and recognition of male sexual victimization. Male participants felt more vulnerable to wrongful accusation than to sexual violence. They felt more likely to be blamed and disbelieved, whether as respondents or complainants.

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#MeToo or #MenToo? Expressions of Backlash and Masculinity Politics in the #MeToo Era

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age

Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age

The psychology of sexual and gender diversity in the 21st century: Social technologies and stories of authenticity.

Victimhood and Blame Dialectics in Culturally Diverse Male Students’ Discussions About Sexual Assault Policies

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