Involving Men in Feminism. Men & the Media: Body Image. What YOU Can Do. “If you choose to do nothing, it’s a choice with consequences” – Jackson Katz There are 4 key ways in which you can help prevent, stop and end violence against women: Other ways: Back to Top Prevention Through Example and Education Educate yourself and others about how larger social forces affect the conflicts between individual men and women. It is also possible to attend programmes, take courses, watch films, and read articles and books about multicultural masculinities, gender inequality, and the root causes of gender violence. Mentor and teach young boys about how to be men in ways that don’t involve degrading or abusing girls and women.
Intervention Here are some of the ways in which you can step up and step in as a man: If your father, uncle, brother, cousin, friend, male classmate, male co-worker or male teammate is abusing his female partner – or is disrespectful or abusive to girls and women in general – never look the other way. In short: Activism Self-Awareness Speaking Out. The Guy's Guide to Being a Feminist Ally in Video Gaming. One of the things I hear whenever I write about misogyny in video games is that there’s a silent majority of male gamers who are uncomfortable with the vicious sexism some of their counterparts deploy against women (and frankly, against men, too). Women aren’t alone in feeling hopeless, or like there’s no effective way to change either the behavior of individuals or the culture that leaves space for the harassment of women. So I hopped on Twitter yesterday and asked men who play video games, and who push back against sexist behavior when they see it, what kinds of arguments they’ve found to be effective.
Dozens of you responded, with a lot of terrific advice. So if you’ve ever wanted to call out sexism in video games but weren’t sure how to start the conversation or how to make sure it would be productive, here’s the collective wisdom of the internet. –Take the high ground—but don’t sound superior: “SOMETIMES IT ABOUT STARTING FROM PLACE GIVING RESPECT EVEN IF RESPECT UNDESERVED?” Dads Raising Daughters: On Teaching Girls They Are Smart And Beautiful.
Dads Reveal How Having Daughters Has Changed Their View Of Women [QUOTES] When men become fathers, they usually know they're going to play a big role in shaping a child's personality. What new dads might not anticipate, though, is how their kids -- especially daughters -- will change them. A February 2012 study showed that having girls puts a guy in touch with his feminine side in a big way. Men who have daughters, the researchers found, are much more likely to let go of gendered expectations. And, new support for these findings comes from Reddit. The guys' comments ranged from sweet to sad to hilarious, but one user's answer rose to the top of the pile, quickly landing on the best of Reddit. It gave me a lot of opinions on what it means to be a man. After getting a flood of attention, he added, "I am not telling you how to be a man. We think all of these guys are doing a pretty amazing job setting those examples.