Marcel Petit
Location: Netherlands
Occupation: Student
Showing people around me that severe inequality starts with ‘harmless jokes’.
Tag Archives: Language
Leonard Statz
Location: Canada
Occupation: lawyer
Challenging men to speak out against violence against women and to remove from their lexicon words and phrases that perpetuate subjugation
Massimo Diana
Location: Nepal
Occupation: Development practitioner
Never turning the other way when I realize abuse, including verbal, is taking place. Yes, I will interfere if necessary and teach g.son too
Edward Lafleur
Location: Canada
Occupation: transit driver
calling people on putdowns using “woman” or “fag” or calling something or someone “gay”
Joella J Brooks
Location: Oregon, United States
Occupation: disabled
Teach kids who look up to me that strong men respect women—and walk the talk. Challenge friends or internet commenters who disrespect women.
Dmitri C. Westbrook
Location: Illinois, United States
Occupation: Graduate Student
Continuing to debunk stereotypes of men. I am a student leader ending violence against women and other systems of oppression.
Nicolas Carra
Location: New York, United States
Occupation: Student
Fighting against patriarchy, misogyny and objectification of women first on myself so later on I can encourage other men to do the same
Kylie Traill
Location: Australia
Occupation: family day care worker
speaking up when people disparage women, or question what ‘she did’ to perpetuate violence or feelings of anger in someone else.
Nicholas Wood
Location: United Kingdom
Occupation: Postman
Challenging abusive language and attitudes towards women and girls.
Catherine Drumheller
Location: Colorado, United States
Occupation: Environmental Scientist
Intervening in instances of violence and by standing up against violent language be that in the form of jokes or general conversation.