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

["Shaffer, Jyl (shaffej2)" <>]

Having worked with student athletes for many years I am always concerned when the framework for anti-violence conversations are centered on how the athlete would feel if his [insert female relative here] were treated a certain way (and note that we don’t use this framework for female athletes). It reinforces that only women can be victimized by this behavior and encourages categorizing women into women who deserve respect (family) vs. women who don’t (“groupies”, sex workers, etc.).

 

I’m very grateful that my athletic department staff at UC are on board with talking about respect and dignity broadly rather than reinforcing these categories, but I can tell you we have a long way to go to undo that kind of training for our student athletes. It’s a challenge to find speakers who are relevant to athletes but who don’t use this method.

 

I hope that these very public incidents help groups like A Call to Men rethink maintaining the “respectable woman” format for violence prevention education.

 

Jyl Shaffer

Title IX Coordinator

University of Cincinnati

Office: (513) 556-3349

Edwards I Suite 3115

45 Corry Blvd

Cincinnati OH 45221

www.uc.edu/titleix

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

 

From: Mantak, Frances [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 12:31 PM
To: Hotvedt, Carmen
Cc:
Subject: Re: Ray Rice deserves second chance, says anti-violence group

 

Tony Porter from A Call To Men has defended Darren Sharper, who is accused of at least 9 DFSAs, as well:

 

Ex-N.F.L.Star Who Spoke Out for Women Is Accused of Being a Rapist

 

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Hotvedt, Carmen <> wrote:

How are folks responding to this? 

 

The co-founders of A Call To Men, a national organization that encourages men to end violence against women, are advocating that former Ravens running back Ray Rice be given a second chance in the NFL.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13324986/ex-baltimore-raven-ray-rice-deserves-2nd-chance-says-anti-violence-group

 

 

Carmen Hotvedt
Assistant Director for Violence Prevention (EVOC)
University Health Services
UW-Madison

End Violence On Campus
EVOC Change.  EVOC Equality.  EVOC Respect.

    

 

 

 

 

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