This statistic shows the representations associated with masculinity among the French in 2018. It can be observed that 97 percent of the French associated the notion of masculinity with being respectful. Additionally, 91 percent of them believed that being a man involved being gentle, compared to 20 percent who thought that being a man meant not crying.
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