Work with men and boys has been growing rapidly in the last 30 years, especially around the issues of violence prevention, building gender equality, promoting fatherhood, and health and wellbeing. To what extent is this a positive development? What are some of the opportunities, challenges and problems that it brings? And how can this work be delivered most effectively, to have a serious impact in tackling issues such as gender-based violence? There are few experts better equipped to provide answers to these questions than Prof Michael Flood. He gives an overview of the ‘engaging men’ field, and discusses his own story of being an anti-sexist activist since the 1980s. He also explains why it’s vital to think about issues like pornography and online misogyny in this work, and gives some pointers for parents in how to address these issues with sons.
