https://thejmr.org/ An independent journal of essays, research and commentary on the issues that shape the lives of men and boys. en https://thejmr.org/article/what-counts-as-a-mens-issue https://thejmr.org/article/what-counts-as-a-mens-issue Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Editors Editorial An introduction to the journal: why it exists, what it covers, and the one rule we ask every contributor to keep. https://thejmr.org/article/the-appointment-he-never-makes https://thejmr.org/article/the-appointment-he-never-makes Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Daniel Okafor Health Men put off seeing a doctor for reasons that are learned early and reinforced often. Small changes in how care is offered can undo them. https://thejmr.org/article/two-homes-one-childhood https://thejmr.org/article/two-homes-one-childhood Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Marcus Hale Fatherhood Shared parenting after separation asks more of fathers, and more of the systems built around a single primary carer. https://thejmr.org/article/reading-the-room https://thejmr.org/article/reading-the-room Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Thomas Reyes Priya Nair Education The reading gap between boys and girls is often treated as a fact of nature. It is better understood as a design problem. https://thejmr.org/article/the-jobs-that-still-kill https://thejmr.org/article/the-jobs-that-still-kill Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Samuel Whitlock Work Most people who die at work are men. The fact is well known and rarely discussed as a question about men at all. https://thejmr.org/article/the-thinning-address-book https://thejmr.org/article/the-thinning-address-book Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jonathan Meyer Mental Health On friendships that end without a quarrel, and the small, unglamorous work of repairing them.