Next time you talk about violence against women, and you get the response but Im not like that...I dont do that.... Male entitlement plays a significant role in abuse. These men feel entitled to exercise certain behaviours purely because theyre men. And this entitlement is reinforced through pop culture, through music, through movies, social expectations, through all of the messages that we get that men dominate and are entitled to access unending power. Its so clear to me that we need to be talking to young people about gender equality as soon as they start daycare. It needs to be embedded across the entire education system. Theres a lot of ways we can talk about gender equality to kids, but this needs to be reinforced at every level throughout society. Something people really need to understand is that all men benefit from violence against women - because it maintains the power of men. And I dont think that means all men are actively violent, but they all benefit from male privilege. And unless they address it, theyre not going to be making any changes for women. Men who claim to care about women need to be conscious of actively doing a number of things. Firstly, they need to listen to and believe women when they talk about their experiences. And they need to be quiet. They need to acknowledge how much space they take up in the world - this means physical space, verbal space and economic space. Men need to really own that privilege and start to make changes. Violence occurs on a continuum - just because youre not hitting someone, doesnt mean youre not benefiting from male privilege and the oppression of women. stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/63686436/I-work-as-a-mens-behavioural-change-practitioner
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:08:23 +0000
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