10 THINGS MEN CAN DO TO PREVENT GENDER VIOLENCE - …

1 1 Approach GENDER VIOLENCE as a MEN'S issueinvolving men of all ages and socioeconomic,racial a nd ethnic backg ro u nd s. View men not only as per-p e t ra t o r sor possible of f e nde r s, but as empowere dbystanders who can confront abusive a brother, friend, classmate, or teammate isabusing his female partner -- or is disrespectful orabusive to girls and women in general -- don't look theother way. If you feel comfortable doing so, try to talkto him about it. Urge him to seek help. Or if you don'tknow what to do, consult a friend, a parent, a professor,or a counselor. DON'T REMAIN the courage to look inward. Question yourown attitudes. Don't be defensive when somethingyou do or say ends up hurting someone else. Try hard tounderstand how your own attitudes and actions mightinadvertently perpetuate sexism and VIOLENCE , and worktoward changing you suspect that a woman close to you is beingabused or has been sexually assaulted, gently askif you can you are emo t io na l l y, psycho l o g ic a l l y, phy s ic a l l y,or sexually abusive to women, or have been in thepast, seek professional help an ally to women who are working to end allforms of GENDER VIOLENCE .

2 Support the work ofcampus-based women's centers. Attend "Take Back theNight" rallies and other public events. Raise money forc o m munity-based rape crisis centers and battere dwomen's shelters. If you belong to a team or fraternity,or another student group, organize a and speak out against homophobia andgay-bashing. Discrimination and VIOLENCE againstlesbians and gays are wrong in and of themselves. Thisabuse also has direct links to sexism ( the sexualorientation of men who speak out against sexism isoften questioned, a conscious or unconscious strategyintended to silence them. This is a key reason few mendo speak out).8 Attend programs, take courses, watch films, andread articles and books about mu l t ic u l t u ra lmasculinities, GENDER inequality, and the root causes ofgender VIOLENCE . Educate yourself and others about howl a rger social fo rces affect the conflicts between ind i v idua lmen and 't fund sexism.

3 Refuse to purchase anymagazine, rent any video, subscribe to any Website, or buy any music that portrays girls or women in asexually degrading or abusive manner. Protest sexism inthe and teach young boys about how to bemen in ways that don't involve degrading or abus-ing girls and women. Volunteer to work with GENDER vio-lence prevention programs, including anti-sexist men'sprograms. Lead by THI NGS MEN CAN DO T O P R E V E N T G E N D E R V I O L E N C EThis poster was produced by MVP Strategies, a GENDER VIOLENCE prevention, education and training : freely with creditCopyright 1999, Jackson Katz12345678901 Approach GENDER VIOLENCE as a MEN'S issueinvolving men of all ages and socioeconomic,racial and ethnic backg ro u n d s. View men not only asp e r p e t ra t o rsor possible offenders, but as empoweredbystanders who can confront abusive a brother, friend, classmate, or teammate isabusing his female partner -- or is disrespectfulor abusive to girls and women in general -- don't lookthe other way.

4 If you feel comfortable doing so, tryto talk to him about it. Urge him to seek help. Or ifyou don't know what to do, consult a friend, a parent,a professor, or a counselor. DON'T REMAIN the courage to look inward. Question yourown attitudes. Don't be defensive when some-thing you do or say ends up hurting someone else. Tryhard to understand how your own attitudes andactions might inadvertently perpetuate sexism andviolence, and work toward changing you suspect that a woman close to you isbeing abused or has been sexually assaulted,gently ask if you can you are emotionally, psychologically, physi-cally, or sexually abusive to women, or havebeen in the past, seek professional help an ally to women who are working to end allforms of GENDER VIOLENCE . Support the work ofcampus-based women's centers. Attend "Take Backthe Night" rallies and other public events.

5 Raisemoney for community-based rape crisis centers andbattered women's shelters. If you belong to a team orfraternity, or another student group, organize and speak out against homophobiaand gay-bashing. Discrimination and violenceagainst lesbians and gays are wrong in and of them-selves. This abuse also has direct links to sexism ( sexual orientation of men who speak out againstsexism is often questioned, a conscious or uncon-scious strategy intended to silence them. This is akey reason few men do speak out).8 Attend programs, take courses, watch films,and read articles and books about multiculturalmasculinities, GENDER inequality, and the root causesof GENDER VIOLENCE . Educate yourself and othersabout howl a rger social fo rces affect the conflictsb e t ween individualmen and 't fund sexism. Refuse to purchase anymagazine, rent any video, subscribe to any Website, or buy any music that portrays girls or women ina sexually degrading or abusive manner.

6 Protest sex-ism in the and teach young boys about how to bemen in ways that don't involve degrading orabusing girls and women. Volunteer to work withgender VIOLENCE prevention programs, including anti-sexist men's programs. Lead by THI NG S M EN CAN DO T O P R E V E N T G E N D E R V I O L E N C EThis poster was produced by MVP Strategies, a GENDER VIOLENCE prevention, education and training : freely with creditCopyright 1999, Jackson Katz1234567890