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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism

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Nonprofit supporting a transnational network of fellows and mentees conducting research on misogyny and its intersections with other forms of supremacist ideology and violence. Visit us at theirms.org. Email: contact@theirms.org

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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why would some women support misogynist movements? I discussed for this article how such women see themselves as different from the women these ideologies demonize. “It gives them status and elevates them over the oppression they would otherwise face.” But this is an imagined distinction.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
IRMS Fellow Hanah Stiverson was quoted by The 19th examining the new HHS report on gender ideology and left-wing authoritarianism. She called it "clearly politically biased." 🔗 Read more: 19thnews.org/2026/09/hhs-...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📃New Article by IRMS Fellow Catherine Baker: "Is the Far-Right Anti-Science? Metapolitics and Struggles for Epistemic Authority" is an examination of how the far-right engages in selective attacks and appropriation of science. Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02691728.2026.2697190
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New chapter: In “On the outside always lurking in” IRMS fellow Allysa Czerwinsky reflects on years spent searching misogynistic incel forums as an openly queer woman. 🔗https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003671619-48/outside-always-lurking-allysa-czerwinsky
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New Article: “From the Ground Up: Citizen-Led Counterspeech Against Male Supremacism on Reddit” by Allysa Czerwinski analyzes how everyday Reddit users push back against manosphere ideology. 🔗Read the article here: gnet-research.org/2026/08/07/f...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New book from IRMS Fellows Hannah Stiverson & Meredith Pruden: Banal Fascism Online: Weaponizing the "Everyday" for Extreme Ends, a new framework for understanding fascism as it operates online. Essential for anyone concerned about the fragility of liberal democracy. tinyurl.com/mryb56na
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A rare funding opportunity for trans journalists and journalists, covering the trans community to receive a stipend for professional development.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Check out the recently published article by IRMS fellow Lisa Sugiura on drug-facilitated rape here: theconversation.com/since-gisele...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📢 LAST CALL to register for the Intro to Male Supremacism course: Discussion sections are scheduled for Tuesdays at either 1pm ET/17:00 GMT or 8pm ET/00:00 GMT. First session: Aug 11, after which enrollment closes. Register here: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
📢 A few days left to register for the Intro to Male Supremacism course: Discussion sections are scheduled for Tuesdays at either 1pm ET/17:00 GMT or 8pm ET/00:00 GMT. First session: Aug 11, after which enrollment closes. Register here: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Intro to Male Supremacism Course — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
The Introduction to Male Supremacism course was designed by the Institute for Male Supremacism as part of the educational aspect of our mentee program. For the first time this summer, we are opening…
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Registration is almost full for the morning PT / evening GMT discussion section! We're excited to see so many people joining us from Europe. We still have plenty of space in the section that will meet after business hours in the U.S., morning across Middle East, Asian, and Australian time zones.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
IRMS preconference at ASA 2026, NYC: "Pursuing Impact Scholarship: Approaches in Disrupting Authoritarianism, Disinformation, and Male Supremacism." Fri, Aug 7, 9am–5pm. Featuring three cofounders of IRMS & speakers Jennifer L. Pozner & Aya Taveras. Registration: buff.ly/4v0NcVg
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Their framing has been that anti-trans legislation and rulings, especially targeting transgender women, are about about protecting girls and women. It really a way to enforce biological essentialism through a scapegoated minority, and use that to expand to targeting cisgender girls and women.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
📢 Call for Proposals: 2026 Male Supremacism Studies Conference - virtual from Dec 8 to Dec 12. Theme: Misogyny and Authoritarianism in Global Perspective. Papers, panels & practitioner talks welcome from any region! Deadline: Aug 23. shorturl.at/6R6S6
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New this summer: our 6-week ‘Intro to Male Supremacism’ course opens to the public, addressing the roots of misogyny and transmisogyny. The session is from Aug 5 to Sept 15. Recommended for educators, journalists, researchers & more. Link: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today is the deadline to apply to our fellowship program! Come join a transnational community of researchers deepening their work on male supremacism and connecting it to gender justice and pro-democracy action. www.theirms.org/fellowshippr...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Here is the part the left-versus-right debate keeps stumbling over. There is, in fact, a base layer to the killer’s manifesto, and it’s misogyny.” - @karmvirpadda.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-montreal...
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The Montréal shooter’s manifesto isn’t left or right — it’s rooted in misogyny
The Montréal shooter was a lonely, furious young man who built an ideology to justify killing, and its bedrock was a hatred of women.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Dehumanization and Dangerous Speech Entitlement and Justification of Violence Mental Health and Safety in Anti-Supremacist Work Concerns in Research and Reporting on Male Supremacism Learn about all these topics in our summer introductory course on male supremacism. www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
To improve access, IRMS will offer a limited number of partial scholarships for the summer intro to male supremacism course. Visit the course page on our website for information on applying for the scholarship: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
For the first time, we've opened up our Intro to Male Supremacism course to the public for registration. We are offering two summer sessions for the six-week Introduction to Male Supremacism course, June 22 - July 31 or August 5 - September 15. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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Introduction to Male Supremacism Course
The Introduction to Male Supremacism course was designed by the Institute for Male Supremacism as part of the educational aspect of our mentee program. For the first time this summer, we are opening u...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I will be on the Joy of Resistance radio program tomorrow morning at 9am my time (11am ET) talking about my recent articles on misogynist ideology in terrorist attacks. www.wbai.org/listen-live/
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Grateful to have the opportunity to speak with @oyousef.bsky.social again, regarding how misogyny and anti-feminist conspiratorial thinking intertwine with antisemitism and Islamophobia to motivate dangerous ideology and violence.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Missed seeing this session live? You can watch the recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcTr...
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AVERT Webinar: De/Transition, Disinformation, and Digital Moral Panic
YouTube video by AVERT Research Network
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The U.S. Right has a long history of using censorship to prevent media that humanizes people they want to continue oppressing and erasing.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Grateful to @msmagazine.com for cross-posting my piece on misogynist ideology in the San Diego mosque shooting. The intersection of male supremacism with antisemitism, white supremacism, and Islamophobia is deeply important to understanding this and other attacks. msmagazine.com/2026/05/21/m...
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Male Supremacism and Misogyny Was Central to the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Why Did So Much Coverage Miss It?
Male Supremacism and Misogyny Was Central to the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Why Did So Much Coverage Miss It?
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In the wake of the San Diego mosque shooting, we've received requests for our work on anti-feminist conspiracism. This chapter excerpt from @alexdibranco.bsky.social and Megan Kelly describes anti-feminist conspiracism and its relationship to other conspiracy theories www.theirms.org/blog/governi...
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Governing Gynocracy: The Evolution of Anti-Feminist Conspiracy Theories (EXCERPT) — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
In the wake of the San Diego mosque shooting, we have received interest in our work on anti-feminist conspiracism. The following is an excerpt from the chapter that appears in the book Conspiracy as ...
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jasmine mithani @jazzmyth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This post from @irms.bsky.social about the beliefs of the shooters who killed three people yesterday at the Islamic Center of San Diego has me thinking about @milleridriss.bsky.social calling misogyny the "connective tissue" of hateful extremism. www.theirms.org/blog/misogyn...
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Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia in the San Diego Mosque Shooting — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
Note: Typically, IRMS follows the guidelines of No Notoriety , which opposing naming perpetrators of mass violence and thereby giving them the notoriety that they seek. In this post, we have de...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Despite extensive misogynist content in the two shooters’ manifestos, discussion of the intersection of male supremacism with xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and white supremacism is sparse in the reporting on yesterday’s tragic shooting at a San Diego mosque. www.theirms.org/blog/misogyn...
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Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia in the San Diego Mosque Shooting — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
Note: Typically, IRMS follows the guidelines of No Notoriety , which opposing naming perpetrators of mass violence and thereby giving them the notoriety that they seek. In this post, we have de...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"From the Proud Boys targeting drag queen story hours to US federal campaigns opposing ‘gender ideology,’ transphobic narratives are strategically used as tools for ideological mobilization and recruitment into fascism." Hear from IRMS mentee Kat Fuller this Wednesday. deakin.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AVERT Webinar: De/Transition, Disinformation, and Digital Moral Panic: The Politics of Anti-Trans Narratives . After registering, you will receive a confirm...
Detransitioning has gained political and media attention in recent years, often driven by moral panic from anti-gender movement. A prominent example is Chloe Cole, a public detrans figure whose narrat...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We are accepting applications for our board from individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If you’re curious about my work on male supremacism, I’m doing an informal chat on Zoom tomorrow at 5pm New Mexico time. You can come with questions about any aspect of analyzing and working against misogyny and transmisogyny.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Executive Director and Founder @alexdibranco.bsky.social will be on Zoom for an informal chat tomorrow (May 14) at 4pm PT. Bring questions about male supremacism, IRMS, or our calls for the board of directors and fellowship and mentorship programs. Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We are currently accepting applications for our board of directors, fellowship program, and mentorship program. All applications are due June 1. We encourage candidates from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds, communities, and regions to apply. www.theirms.org/joinus
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Days after a trans University of Washington student was killed in off-campus student housing, the UW chapter of Turning Point USA is hosting ex-trans activist Chloe Cole. Students are organizing at counter protest outside Kane Hall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 5/13
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We've released our new white paper, “The Foundations of Male Supremacism: Dehumanization, Entitlement, and Conspiracism.” The paper discusses biological essentialism, anti-consent ideology, and justification of violence as core to male supremacist ideology. www.theirms.org/blog/irms-ex...
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IRMS Releases White Paper on Dehumanization, Entitlement, Anti-Consent Ideology — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
In my first full-time job, I worked on a campaign pushing Facebook to enforce their own policies against violence and hateful content by removing pro-rape pages from its website. One such page was t...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Our board member Rachael Fugardi does outstanding work on male supremacism at @splcenter.org Read her latest: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
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How Grok’s Deepfake Technology Is Being Weaponized Against Women Online
While the use of AI technology, such as Grok, for gendered abuse is new, the dynamics of control that underpin widespread sexual harassment are not.
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"A crucial reminder that, as I've written about for many years, men in these enforcer roles very often have histories of [violence] ... systemic sexism is not seen as a problem or as a priority within media, nor even on the left in general.” @jennpozner.bsky.social www.theirms.org/blog/renee-g...
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Renee Good: ICE, Misogyny, and State Violence — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
On January 7th, 2026, an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good’s murder, and the subsequent violence and dangerous speech from ICE agents and other supremacist actors, rep...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
"How many times have I been called a ‘fucking bitch’ because I kept walking past a man harassing me on the street from the time I was a teenager? Yet this is rarely acknowledged as hate speech ... it’s normalized discourse.” -Exec Director @alexdibranco.bsky.social www.theirms.org/blog/renee-g...
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Renee Good: ICE, Misogyny, and State Violence — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
On January 7th, 2026, an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good’s murder, and the subsequent violence and dangerous speech from ICE agents and other supremacist actors, rep...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"Good’s murder, and the subsequent violence and dangerous speech from ICE agents and other supremacist actors, represents an intersection of misogyny, homophobia, xenophobia, and racism as these forces are deployed to create and uphold an authoritarian state." www.theirms.org/blog/renee-g...
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Renee Good: ICE, Misogyny, and State Violence — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
On January 7th, 2026, an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good’s murder, and the subsequent violence and dangerous speech from ICE agents and other supremacist actors, rep...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Important article by IRMS fellow @melissagiragrant.com
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 13/01/2026
NEW: Louisiana today announced it indicted a California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to a patient in Louisiana in 2023. The Pelican State has a near-total abortion ban and reclassified mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances in 2024.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
And that's on top of at least three people in Civil Rights Division of DOJ who've also quit. (I have mixed feelings about the quitting vs burrowing in but) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 12/01/2026
For lawyers in Minnesota who want to resist the ICE occupation: forms.gle/YK9mVYTft1Lt... So many folks in our legal community are ready and eager to get involved. But right now, a lot of work is being done in a decentralized way, by groups without bandwidth to organize. Let's coordinate efforts.
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Minnesota Immigration Legal Response Clearinghouse intake form
MILRC is an attempt to coordinate legal resources between the various coalitions and organizations responding to the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities. By submitting information, you agree that we may...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
By gathering international scholars, practitioners, journalists, and activists, IRMS conferences have contributed to the emerging field of male supremacism studies. Read further about our efforts here:
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Impact Report — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is pleased to release our first-ever impact report, covering IRMS programming and transformative change from fall 2019 through summer 2025.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
IRMS firmly believes that male supremacism research requires the voices of those most impacted. Through programming for security and support we offer resources on digital and legal security, mental health, connection, and more. Read about more about resources here:
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Impact Report — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is pleased to release our first-ever impact report, covering IRMS programming and transformative change from fall 2019 through summer 2025.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New episode🎙️ How do male supremacist beliefs drive gender-based violence & make violence more likely & readily excused? Guests Alex DiBranco@irms.bsky.social & award-winning author @sorayachemaly.bsky.social reveal that male supremacism isn't confined to fringe online groups. Listen bit.ly/4pr3Hhb
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S4E10 How Male Supremacism Drives Gender Based Violence
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
With more than 70 fellows and mentees, IRMS maintains a vibrant transnational community of faculty and scholars across intersections. Their hard work manifests in IRMS webinars, publication contributions, curricula design, and more. Learn more about our community:
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Impact Report — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is pleased to release our first-ever impact report, covering IRMS programming and transformative change from fall 2019 through summer 2025.
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