UN survey of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific reveals why some men use violence against women and girls | UNDP

UN survey of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific reveals why some men use violence against women and girls | UNDP: Bangkok — A UN study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific, released today, found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and/or sexual violence against a female partner, ranging from 26 percent to 80 percent across the sites studied.� Nearly a quarter of men interviewed reported perpetrating rape against a woman or girl, ranging from 10 percent to 62 percent across the sites. �

Men, Violence and Testosterone by Scott Spencer - Oprah.com

Men, Violence and Testosterone by Scott Spencer - Oprah.com: The simple truth is that men are somewhat violent, even those of us who abhor violence.

We believe that we would, or should, be willing to die or kill for those we love. Even if we are cerebral, out of shape, or blind in one eye, many of us expect of ourselves levels of daring and aggression that would quite frankly horrify most women, if it didn't reduce them to helpless laughter

TED Blog | New TED ebook warns of the demise of guys

TED Blog | New TED ebook warns of the demise of guys: Have boys bottomed out? A new TED Book says yes. The culprit: the rampant overuse of video games and online porn.

In their provocative ebook The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, celebrated psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan say that an addiction to video games and online porn have created a generation of shy, socially awkward, emotionally removed, and risk-adverse young men who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school, and employment.