Masculinity and Reflexivity in Health Research with Men

Whilst a great deal has been written regarding gender and the research process, only limited amount of this work relates specifically to masculinity and the research and even fewer reflexive accounts of male researchers’ experiences exist. on the experiences gained and empirical data collected during a three-year research project on masculinity and health, this article sets out to provide critical, reflexive, autobiographical account of masculinity and the research . During the course of this study it became apparent (although often implicit hidden rather than explicitly visible) that the researchers’ own male gender and practices influenced the research process in its various stages. The article how these gendered practices are socially and historically contingent.