We’re now full swing into Movember, so I trust your upper lip is looking healthily bushy at this point gentlemen. Personally, I forgot to shave mine at the start so I’m just pretending that I’m one of those insanely fast growers, the kind that have a full beard 12 hours after shaving. As part of […]
Ah, November – my favourite month. You know, it’s the one that straight out belongs to men, courtesy of those wise gentlemen of Melbourne who created Movember for us. Movember means that for thirty days attention will be diverted away from our tattoos, wristwatch, suit and/or shoes, and laser-focused in on our facial hair – […]
At some point in their life, nearly one in two New Zealanders are likely to suffer from mental illness. All of us are likely to experience or witness mental illness at some time. Therefore it is important that we understand and recognise the signs in order to help. Especially when we consider the obvious challenges […]
Michelle Terry is the Movember CEO based in the global head office in Melbourne. She has spent much of her working life overseas including several years working in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Most recently she was in the Bay Area in the US as part of the executive team of a global wine company […]
As culture wars wage around the issue of men’s behaviour at home, in the workplace and on the sporting field, there’s been a growing dialogue focused on trying to understand just what’s going on in men’s lives. Most recently, I’ve had a flurry of educators, parents and employers alike reach out, grappling with how to […]
Acknowledging the strong link between fatherhood and mental health, Movember developed Family Man to provide dads with parenting strategies that improve child behaviour and reduce parental stress. Around three-quarters of men will become fathers at some point in their life. Previous Movember research has shown that 42 per cent of dads say they feel anxious […]
Movember has funded a landmark, Kiwi-made show called ‘Man Enough’, which attempts to tackle male mental health in New Zealand, by turning the nation’s traditional concept of masculinity on its head. Words by Rob Dunne, Movember Foundation NZ Country Manager TV journalist and host of Celebrity Treasure Island, Matt Chisholm, sets out on an enlightening […]
Robert Dunne has been Country Manager of Movember for the last 10 years. He is predominately responsible for the Movember Fundraising campaign while also involved in the management and governance of Movember funded programmes like Headfirst, Man Enough and Social Innovators challenge. Rob spoke at the M2 Summit, 3 November 2020 about the power of […]
In 2003, two mates from Melbourne, Travis Garone and Luke Slattery, were having a quiet beer at the Gypsy Bar in Fitzroy when their conversation turned to recurring fashion trends – yet the humble moustache, a fixture in past decades, was nowhere to be seen. They joked about bringing it back, then decided to talk […]
