{"id":1016,"date":"2023-04-19T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/mvpscotland\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:43:06","slug":"engaging-men-and-boys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/mvpscotland\/mentors-support-team\/mvp-implementation-recruitment\/engaging-men-and-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging men and boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have brought together some useful research on engaging men and boys in the prevention of violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t Be That Guy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5qfqAIxGmyE\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Speak up and don&#8217;t be that guy who stays silent &#8211; 2024<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VAUOMHsm51E\">Don&#8217;t be that guy who says nothing. Have the difficult conversation &#8211; 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>St Paul&#8217;s Youth Forum\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In conversation with Jackson Katz &#8211; What Can Men Do?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tSJ_PmHEtlQ&amp;list=PLzPLttaYsXhkHwZuC1bv-z1yq3LLn-GcX&amp;index=5\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tSJ_PmHEtlQ&amp;list=PLzPLttaYsXhkHwZuC1bv-z1yq3LLn-GcX&amp;index=5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In conversation with Jackson Katz &#8211; Masculinity\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NqOBF6VZF_Y&amp;list=PLzPLttaYsXhkHwZuC1bv-z1yq3LLn-GcX&amp;index=6\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NqOBF6VZF_Y&amp;list=PLzPLttaYsXhkHwZuC1bv-z1yq3LLn-GcX&amp;index=6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Colin MacFarlane &#8211; YMCA \/ Healthy Masculinity Alliance Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attached are Colin&#8217;s slides from the Jackson Katz evening event around engaging and mobilising men &amp; boys.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/mvpscotland\/uploads\/sites\/9030\/2025\/06\/24161032\/Healthy-Masculinity-Jackson-Katz-Event-1.pdf\">Healthy Masculinity &#8211; Jackson Katz Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jackson Katz discussing &#8216;Involving Men&#8217; during a TedTalk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-NMsXMK1fwA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-NMsXMK1fwA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Practical suggestions for engaging men and boys by Prof. Michael Flood (in particular &#8216;Making the Case to Men&#8217; p. 145 onwards):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xyonline.net\/sites\/xyonline.net\/files\/2019-05\/Flood%2C%20Engaging%20Men%20and%20Boys%20in%20Violence%20Prevention%202018.pdf\">Flood, Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention 2018.pdf (xyonline.net)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Durham University have created a Toolkit on Engaging with Men and Boys about Masculine Gender Norms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/research\/institutes-and-centres\/research-violence-abuse\/research-profile\/geo-toolkit\/\">Engaging Men and Boys Toolkit &#8211; Durham University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Equally Safe at School have collated some further information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equallysafeatschool.org.uk\/gbv-engaging-boys-men\/#:~:text=Engaging%20boys%20and%20young%20men%20In%20order%20to,honest%20discussions%20about%20the%20nature%20of%20gender%20inequality\">Engaging boys and young men | Equally Safe at School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>YouthLink Scotland has launched a positive masculinity programme named &#8216;Imagine a Man&#8217; Links to the Toolkit and Policy Briefing are below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noknivesbetterlives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NKBL_ImagineAMan_Apr23_Toolkit_R7_Digital.pdf\">https:\/\/www.noknivesbetterlives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NKBL_ImagineAMan_Apr23_Toolkit_R7_Digital.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noknivesbetterlives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NKBL_ImagineAMan_Apr23_Policy-Briefing_R1-3.pdf\">https:\/\/www.noknivesbetterlives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NKBL_ImagineAMan_Apr23_Policy-Briefing_R1-3.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some organisations who focus on gender equality and engaging men and boys:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteribbonscotland.org.uk\/\">White Ribbon Scotland &#8211; Men tackling violence against women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondequality.org\/\">Beyond Equality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/includem.org\/\">Includem | There for young people 24\/7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A podcast providing further insights and information with a range of episodes focused on engaging men and boys:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/now-and-men.captivate.fm\/\">Now and Men: Current conversations about men&#8217;s lives (captivate.fm)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have brought together some useful research on engaging men and boys in the prevention of violence against women and girls. Don&#8217;t Be That Guy Speak up and don&#8217;t be that guy who stays silent &#8211; 2024 Don&#8217;t be that guy who says nothing. 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