Michael Flood

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Dr Michael Flood is an Australian sociologist. His research includes the critical study of men and gender, what some have termed 'men's studies'. Specifically, Dr. Flood's research is on men and gender, heterosexuality, interpersonal violence, and other gender-related topics.

He is also the coordinator of XYonline, a profeminist website providing a range of commentary and research on men and masculinities, male sexuality, feminism, the men's movement and male violence from a feminist perspective. He received a PhD in Gender and Sexuality Studies at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2001.

He is currently a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wollongong. Previously he was a Postdoctoral fellow at La Trobe University's "Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society", conducting research on the sexual and reproductive health of young heterosexual men.

Some members of men's movements perceive Flood as anti-male for his criticism of the men's rights and fathers' rights movements. However, Flood himself argues that efforts to engage men, whether in violence prevention or gender mainstreaming, must be based on a 'male-positive' commitment to enhancing men's lives. They must be guided by principles of gender equality and social justice, and responsive to diversities among men.

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