UNITED STATES
The Good Men Project
Last week, I attended the annual conference of End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) whose signature awareness campaign, “Start By Believing,” aims to validate those who have experienced sexual or domestic violence.
When I think about men who have had those experiences, I’m often reminded how the expectation of invulnerability that most cultures demand of males leaves many men feeling like
The theme of this year’s EVAWI conference was “Engaging Men,” so we were excited to have a chance to be a part of this important dialogue.
In the context of ending sexual and domestic violence, “Engaging Men” is often interpreted as recruiting males as allies in the critical work of preventing and confronting gender-based violence perpetrated by men and boys against women and girls. For an organization whose very name sets out that challenge, it would have been easy for EVAWI to end the conversation there.
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