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A conversation about a person's mental health isn't "an HR thing", it's "a management thing", and one way to ensure those conversations build trust is by taking a gender-sensitive approach, a men's health specialist says.

In today's workplace, it might feel safer to ignore gender difference, but the truth is that most people identify with a gender, says psychology thought leader Mitch Wallis.

"If we shy away from conversations around how to optimise gender engagement, we risk people falling through the cracks, because they don't feel like there's any effort being given to their uniqueness."

Speaking to HR Daily ahead of Men's Health Week, Wallis notes that men, who have traditionally been socialised to see emotion as a sign of weakness, are particularly at risk because they've often learned to suppress their emotions...