Dhan-nun speaks with White Ribbon New Zealand’s Manager Rob McCann, from the national branch of an international organisation dealing with ending Male domestic violence. Today, the 25th of November, is international White Ribbon day, a day symbolising opposition to violence against women.
White Ribbon commissioned some remarkable research on prevalent male stereotypes in Aotearoa, and how they contribute to our exceptionally high rates of domestic violence.
It’s no secret that we have a problem here in Aotearoa when it comes to mental health, & it seems that men's mental health and male suicide rates are a growing prevalent issue.
Research shows the suicide rate in the construction industry is almost double any other industry in addition, male suicide is increasing within our Maori and Pacific Island communities; and rural Farmers have alarmingly high suicide rates.
A few years back, a group of Australian tradesmen got on their bikes, to address the disproportionate number of men taking their own lives. They called themselves Monkey off your Back, and since then they've been lifting the profile for charities as well as fighting the stigma surrounding mental health.
Producer Louis Laws spoke with Terry Bluck, an electrician based in Auckland, who talked about the initiative, as well as the ride they have coming up on the 1st of February...
A study into how gender affects our expectations in the workplace has turned up some worrying results.
The Massey University PhD research shows male managers are praised for caring about their employees, while women managers are just expected to do so.
Study author Dr Jane Hurst says these expectations are usually unconscious, and most people believe they treat their managers the same regardless of gender.
Today on Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman we talk about how Tui may fight other males with a better song than them. We talk about dogs who can smell fear and we discuss more falsified evidence of links between vaccines and autism.
Chelsea asks if the romance industry places as much pressure on the average NZ male as it does their female counterparts. Do men feel the need to couple up? Are they happy staying single or are our perceptions skewed by shitty movies and reality TV?
Dr. Cameron has been researching the amounts of dietary protein needed for optimum muscle retention in the older male - and it seems to be far above the WHO approved recommendation. So listen in, then chuck a loving legume at your 70+ fam.
Ella speaks with 2018 Callaghan Medal recipient Dr Helen Taylor about her work in conservation genetics. Dr Taylor is researching how inbreeding effects male fertility in New Zealand's native bird species. They disccus her successful science communication campaigns and what genetics can bring to New Zealand's conservation efforts.
This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from New York rapper Nas "Illmatic." Released in 1994, "Illmatic" has gone on to be considered one of the greatest rap albums of all time and helped set the blueprint for male solo rappers in the future.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, national governments have shown distinctly different approaches with different levels of success. But it appears that nations lead by women have a better record than their male counterparts. Doug Becker speaks with four experts about the popular media narrative that countries led by women are performing better with COVID.
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This week Stella and Isla investigate the different cloning techniques used to genetically modify crops, as well as some of the questions surrounding the GMO debate. They speak to Biochemistry Masters student Tyler McCourt from the University of Otago about her research on perennial ryegrass and male sterility in flowering plants, to get a better understanding of the methods used.
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