On today's Your Call we’ll talk about the role men play in ending gender violence and discrimination. Since 22-year-old Elliott Rodger killed six people on a misogynist rampage near Santa Barbara almost almost two weeks ago, we’ve been grappling with the effects of gender-based violence in our society. Last week, we heard many women’s stories. Now we focus on the socialization of men and boys. What are the most effective ways to help men and boys relate to women as equals? Join the conversation on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and You.
Guests:
Jackson Katz, co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
Quentin Walcott, co-executive director of Connect NYC and facilitator of V-Men
Byron Hurt a founding member of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, and director of I AM A MAN: Black Masculinity in America and Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Resources:
TED Talks: Violence against women—it's a men's issue
PolicyMic: 36 Men Show Us What Real Men's Activists Look Like
The Representation Project: The Mask You Live In
Alternet: The Words Every Woman Should Know
Alternet: The Santa Barbara Mass Shooting, Elliot Rodger, and Aggrieved White Male Entitlement Syndrome
Jezebel: Thanks, Guys: Five Ways Men Are Fighting Sexism
NY Times: White House to Press Colleges to Do More to Combat Rape
NY Times: Stepping Up to Stop Sexual Assault
The Daily Beast: Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds
Salon: Arthur Chu nerdsplains entitlement: Stop trying to “win” girls