From Engagement to Action:

1. From Engagement to Action: Engaging and Mobilizing Men and Boys to End Male Violence against Women Ulester Douglas, MSW & John Tramel, MSW

2. Welcome and Introduction • Overview of Men Stopping Violence • Structure of the webinar • Expectation of our time together

3. Why Engage Men and Boys? • Clarifying our understanding of male violence against women • All men and boys are trained in destructive notions of masculinity • All men and boys are equipped to use violence or the threat of violence against women and girls

4. 3 Steps for Engaging and Mobilizing Men and Boys to End Male Violence against Women

5. 1. Getting Men’s and Boys’ Attention Challenges • Not our problem • Homosocial structure • Homophobia

6. Getting Men’s and Boys’ Attention, Cont’d Opportunities • It is in men’s and boys’ self-interest • Illustrate the actual or potential impact of male violence on women and girls • Demonstrate the impact of male violence on men • Appeal to their expressed interest in making a difference

7. 2. Requirements of Responsible Male Allies Challenges • Male Privilege: • Hero complex • Resisting self-reflection • Blindness to privilege

8. Requirements of Responsible Male Allies, Cont’d Opportunities • Critical self-examination • Developing an analysis • Putting theory into practice

9. 3. Men at Work Challenges • Male Privilege: • Resisting women’s leadership • Defending against accountability for self and other men • Competition

10. Men at Work, Cont’d Opportunities • Men taking responsibility for the problem and sharing in the solutions • Increasing safety in communities • Advancing Social Change

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