11/08/2026
“Did you take the red pill yet?”
How is the “manosphere” shaping attitudes towards gender, politics and society?
In her latest article for the International Politics and Society (IPS), our colleague Samantha Elia from FES Political Feminism explores the growing influence of the manosphere, the spread of “red pill” narratives, and the ways in which online masculinist communities intersect with broader anti-gender movements.
A timely analysis of a phenomenon that increasingly extends beyond online spaces and has important implications for gender equality and democratic societies.
📖 You can read article here 👉: https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/did-you-take-the-red-pill-yet-9182/
The manosphere is no longer fringe. Backed by algorithms and money, it is reshaping politics one grievance at a time