Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

[Gillian Greensite <>]

Thanks Ben and Kris. Well said and long overdue. The most compelling of your points for me was the isolation aspect of men recruiting men and then working only with men. I'd add only that many of us females doing the work of recruiting males into the movement did it consciously as "recruiting men" and strategized how best to do that, including using male peer educators, co-facilitators etc. But we didn't anticipate a male take-over. 

Gillian

On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:34 PM, Ben Atherton-Zeman wrote:

I’m so excited to have co-authored this with Kris Macomber!   Feel free to share as you see fit.  Here’s a teaser – full piece is quite short, and is linked below.

“…There seems to be an assumption that men are more qualified or ‘fit’ to take on these positions, when in fact, women may also have expertise and experience with engaging men to stop gender-based violence.

Why does this matter?

Women leaders of these movements have been engaging men for decades. They may not have called it that – it might have been simply ‘volunteer coordination’ or ‘outreach.’ They may not have had a title to do it, but women did it - along with facilitating support groups, answering hotlines, and supporting survivors in other ways. Half of every community is composed of males; every woman who has tried to educate their community and recruit allies has had to educate men and recruit male allies. Indeed, many women are experienced and qualified for these jobs.”

http://www.xyonline.net/content/%E2%80%9Cengaging-men%E2%80%9D-work-it-men-only

 

Ben Atherton-Zeman

Trainings and performances to stop sexism and gender-based violence

http://www.voicesofmen.org