What happens when a society stops telling men stories they can relate to?

In this talk, Eva Ladipo analyzes how pop culture, politics, and the media have left a vacuum that right-wing influencers, toxic men’s forums, and authoritarian role models like Trump or Musk are filling.

From movie screens to comment sections, from #MeToo to the AfD, one thing becomes clear: If we don’t talk about masculinity, we leave the field open to those who would prefer to preserve it through power fantasies and misogyny.

Eva Ladipo studied political science at Cambridge and wrote her dissertation on the Russian tax system.
The journalist has worked as an editor, section chief, and correspondent for the FAZ, the Financial Times Deutschland, Vanity Fair, the Financial Times, and Die Welt.
She worked in Russia, Colombia, and the U.S. before settling in the United Kingdom. Her book *Not am Mann* was published by Reclam in 2026.