#GMPChat – Working Together to Prevent Violence
Join our #GMPChat at tonight and let’s chat about ways we can come together to raise awareness of violence prevention and intervention.–We’re continuing the conversation about how can men and women...
View Article10 Things That Make A Girl Beautiful Instead Of Hot
Recent tragedy has ignited a historic period of self definition for women. Here, a female writer drops some knowledge that many men should read. Beautiful. It’s a powerful word, one not thrown around...
View ArticleWhy More Men Need To Stand With Women
James Michael Sama asks us to set an example for the younger generations.–The recent conversation we had this week on this website about Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger opened my eyes to some...
View ArticleJudging Jeopardy – How I Learned to Love an Aggressive Nerd Named Arthur Chu
How a Jeopardy champ went from being a despised, overly-aggressive nerd, to a White Knight in the #YesAllWomen conversation – Lauren Conaway’s apology to Arthur Chu and good men everywhere. —From as...
View ArticleScreaming From The Friendzone
There is no such thing as the friendzone. But it took Greg Simms Jr. a long time to learn that. Here’s how he escaped the concept of the ‘zone. If you’ve read any of my pieces for the GMP recently,...
View ArticleWhy #NotAllMen is Irrelevant
Dixie Gillaspie goes straight to the heart of the controversy around whether #YesAllWomen and #NotAllMen belong in the same conversation. —Who would have guessed, back in high school typing class,...
View ArticleWhy Men Need a Movement (And Why It Isn’t “Men’s Rights”)
Matthew Dean believes that fighting for other people is noble. And he believes that fighting for women and women’s rights is noble. But he also sees the need for men to fight for the specific issues...
View ArticleLessons from #NotAllMen/#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomenwasn’t an attack; it was an almost unprecedented invitation to listen. Devin McCutchen shares what we can learn from these six words. This is a message by men, for men. This is for every...
View ArticleBeing Married Doesn’t Protect People From Violence
Russell Love on sexual violence in marriage. _____It’s not difficult to debunk marriage as a solution to sexual violence. But the writers and editors at the Washington Post are repeatedly choosing...
View ArticleHow-to Guide for Dads to Talk to Sons About Women [Video]
When it’s time for “that other talk,” these ideas could make it a little bit easier. Talking about the birds and the bees is pretty routine, if a little uncomfortable. But what about harder topics...
View ArticleThe Nuances of Consent and How Some Men Are Trained to Ignore Them
“When men are unaware of their gender privilege, boundary violations occur,” writes psychologist Sandy Peace.—There’s been a lot in the media about “rape culture” lately (#yesallwomen), and the topic...
View ArticleCan Men Be Friends With Women They’re Attracted To?
Four aspects of masculine immaturity prevent men from being authentic friends with women. I’ve struggled with all of them. I’m learning.___As a man, I believe mature men can be legitimate, authentic...
View ArticleFor Men, Honoring Women Is Not Optional
Reflecting on the remarkable women who raised him, Bryan Reeves calls for men who honor women to stand up and teach men who don’t know how.___I really love women.I don’t just mean that I love women in...
View ArticleCarpe Noctem — Seize the Night
We’ve long been told to seize the day, but Luke Davis thinks it’s time to challenge the monsters that live in the dark and reclaim the night as well.—We have all heard of Carpe Diem (Seize the Day),...
View Article‘Trigger Warning: Mothering Boys’ Recounts the Lasting Effects of Rape on...
2015 was hard. Like, a punch in the gut hard. Like, my husband opened a taco truck so I was dateless all last summer hard. And then, before I could take a breath, he accepted a long-term consulting...
View ArticleThe Reality That All Women Experience That Men Don’t Know About
RSVP for #StopSexism Weekly Calls There’s this thing that happens whenever I speak about or write about women’s issues—things like dress codes, rape culture, and sexism.I get the comments: Aren’t...
View ArticleWhat Filthy Words Are Most Sexist—and Why Do We Love to Use Them? Warning: NSFW
Oh, drat. I have to give up the F word.Well just a few variations of it: the noun version mostly, and definitely the verb tenses.We had a good run—”fucking hell,” “fucking universe,” “fuck a duck,”...
View ArticleWhat Men Should Forever Know About Sexual Assault
RSVP for #StopSexism Weekly CallsGentlemen and ladies of the world, it’s time to be brutally honest about sexual assault and rape culture.And when I write “gentlemen” (and for many women who are just...
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