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I'm a headteacher and a dad – this is how to help boys struggling with masculinity | Nick Hewlett

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Contemporary culture often portrays young boys as the victims of a new social order that gives them no blueprint for how to be a man in the 21st century .

At worst, we see them as disciples of misogynists such as Andrew Tate , as perpetrators of violence, or as victims of divisive, rightwing ideologies.

As the youngest generation of men retreat online, they have moved away from traditional concepts of what makes a person admirable.

More than half ( 59% ) of young men felt that feminism had gone too far.

We can reshape young people’s understanding of not just masculinity, but gender, relationships, sexuality and our values as a society. In my professional and personal life I have witnessed the value of speaking to young people in the language they recognise, even about topics they may find particularly difficult or confusing. The challenge is great, but together we have the tools to rise to it. - Nick Hewlett is chief executive of the St Dunstan’s Education Group , a network of private schools in south-east London .

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English

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