"A COMPLETE REVAMP OF WHAT MASCULINITY MEANS AND WHAT MEN STAND FOR. NOTHING LESS."
"REACH AND TEACH ACROSS BORDERS. SUPPORTING GIRLS' EDUCATION, AND MEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORTING GIRLS' EDUCATION AND..."
"MANY THANKS TO MENSPEAKUP FOR CREATING A PLATFORM WHERE MEN CAN HELP ERADICATE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IN OUR SOCIETY. "- "CONFRONTING YOUR OWN PRIVILEGE TAKES COURAGE ... BUT THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. THANKS FOR JOINING US."
- "TO END THE DOUBLE STANDARDS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN THAT PERVADE OUR SOCIETY, WE AS MEN MUST TAKE ACTION IN PURSUIT OF..."
"LET'S WORK TOGETHER TOWARD TRUE GENDER EQUALITY AND RESPECT - IT'S EVERYONE'S JOB TO MAKE A STAND. "
"I'M TIRED OF THE LITTLE JOKES, THE SUBTLE WAYS THAT ALMOST ALL OF US CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE AN UNEQUAL AND UNJUST..."
"MEN SPEAK UP NOT ONLY FOR THEIR MOTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT ALSO FOR THEMSELVES."
"I SPEAK UP BECAUSE I ENVISION A BETTER WORLD; ONE IN WHICH WOMEN AND MEN STAND ON EQUAL FOOTING AND HELP INNOVATE FOR A..."- "TAKE A STAND. SPEAK UP."
In India, "Coaching Boys Into Men": Cricket to teach respect for women
V. interesting article! I've always loved the idea of blending sports and respecting women--both true performances of masculinity.
The bad news:
++One in three married women in India report some form of domestic abuse.
The good news:
++A new program (launching March 8) hopes to use India's
most popular sport to reduce domestic violence; around 25 cricket coaches in Mumbai are now being trained to teach their players how to behave with a woman.
Link here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5604394.cms.
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