This training session is will focuses on how the messages of online influencers are grounded in different aspects of the online ‘manosphere’. An overview will be presented of the different elements of the Manosphere – Men’s Rights Activists / Pick Up Artists / Men Going Their Own Way / Incels.

The hierarchical online status of different groups of men will be explained – Sigmas / Alphas / Betas / Omegas.

The ‘Push and Pull factors’ for teenage boys and the potential appeal of misogynist online influencers will be explored, along with the recent growth in online misogyny.

Participants will also be encouraged to apply the knowledge that they have gained into their conversations with young people about their attitudes and beliefs about relationships and their own identity.