How Mark Zuckerberg’s call for more masculine workplaces could stifle innovation

Based on research, it seems like promoting rigid masculinity in the workplace is not the best solution for an arguably already struggling Meta.

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on a January 10, 2025, episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, he lamented that corporate culture had become too “feminine,” suppressing its “masculine energy” and abandoning supposedly valuable traits such as aggression.