"THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO EVERY PROBLEM. WE ALL JUST NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. "- "TO END THE DOUBLE STANDARDS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN THAT PERVADE OUR SOCIETY, WE AS MEN MUST TAKE ACTION IN PURSUIT OF..."
"ACCEPTANCE IS EASY. WALKING AWAY IS HARDER. BUT OUR GREAT RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO WHEN WE DISAGREE."
"LET'S WORK TOGETHER TOWARD TRUE GENDER EQUALITY AND RESPECT - IT'S EVERYONE'S JOB TO MAKE A STAND. "
"THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. WHEN MEN SPEAK UP, THEIR PEERS WILL LISTEN. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO."
"THE ERADICATION OF SEXUAL PREJUDICE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS AN IDEAL TO WHICH ALL OF US SHOULD STRIVE."- "TAKE A STAND. SPEAK UP."
"WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TREAT ALL WOMEN THE WAY IN WHICH YOU WOULD WANT YOUR MOTHER AND SISTER TO BE TREATED. "
"“THE AMERICAN IDEAL [ ] OF SEXUALITY APPEARS TO BE ROOTED IN THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF MASCULINITY. THIS IDEAL HAS CREATED..."- "AUTHENTIC MANHOOD MEANS PROTECTING WOMEN'S DIGNITY."
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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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How Men Can Stop Rape
by Colleen Jameson 1. Don't put drugs in people's drinks in order to control their behavior. 2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone! 3. If you pull over to help someone with car problems, remember not to 4. NEVER open an unlocked door or window uninvited. 5. If you are in an elevator and someone else gets in, DON'T ASSAULT THEM! 6. Remember, people go to laundry to do their laundry, do not attempt toThe rape prevention tips below are making their way around the Internet. They are always sourced to "Colleen Jameson", although the original link appears to be broken, so that's the only source I'll give them.
I would like to add one more: Don't purchase sex from prostituted women.
Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work!
assault them!
Our duty? Absolutely not.
Some of the men I've spoken to, even in the community of men who speak out against violent against women, do so from a faulty and dangerous perspective. It's the perspective that, as men, it's our job to protect women. It is not. The idea that women need to be protected and men are the ones to protect them, is antiquated, sexist, and part of the problem. Because I am, and want to remain, a part of Menspeakup, I want to reiterate that it is not a man's duty to protect women. It is a man's duty, as a human being, to treat other human beings with respect and to keep his hands off of them.
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Harvard Men Against Rape and MenSpeakUp
MenSpeakUp is to Harvard Men Against Rape what Hulu is to NBC... We started Harvard Men Against Rape (HMAR) back in 2003, as an anti-sexual violence group to focus on integrating men into the fixing this very big problem that affects all of us in so many ways.
That year, some guys from my fraternity and I showed up at some of the “Take Back the Night” week events. I’m sure one of our female classmates asked us to go, and at that point, we thought it’d just be one of those things you show up to, hang out with your friends, show some support, and then forget about later.
