A feminist intersectional approach to engaging men in violence prevention 1/7: Men in different social locations have differential access to social resources and social status. Are privileged on some axes of inequality (including gender) and disadvantaged on others
2/7: Ethnicity and other forms of social difference shape both victimisation and perpetration. E.g., how male perpetrators are treated and viewed is shaped by race/ethnicity. Privileged men’s violence is treated and understood differently from disadvantaged men’s violence
3/7: Violence prevention with *any* group should assume that everyone has culture. Everyone is located in hierarchies of privilege and disadvantage. There are specific cultures of gender and sexuality in every group and community.
4/7: Engaging men in immigrant, refugee, ethnic minority, & indigenous contexts in violence prevention: Improve the social and economic conditions of men and communities. Include culturally relevant content. Acknowledge racism and intersectional disadvantage
5/7: Address culturally specific supports for violence and gender inequality. Draw on local resources and texts in promoting non-violence and gender equality. Engage men through the leadership of women. Address men’s experiences of changing gender dynamics.
6/7: So… In any context, recognise the intersections of race, class, sexuality, etc. which shape people’s lives. Address both disadvantage and privilege. Make the link – between violence against women and other forms of social injustice.
7/7: For more detail, see the short conference paper and slides here: xyonline.net/content/inters…. But for a chapter on this, see Chapter 11 of this FREE book ‘Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention’ at xyonline.net/content/new-bo…
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