2.  Profeminist  Father’s Rights  Masculinist

3.  A Profeminist refers to a male feminist  Believes men and women are alike in most ways  supports women’s battle for equal treatment in society

4.  Many male feminist feel that social expectations of masculinity force them to repress their feelings.  NOMAS- National Organization for Men Against Sexism  White Ribbon Campaign- WRC

5.  Condemns most conventional masculine qualities such as aggression, violence, and emotional insensitivity.  Holds an annual conference  www. nomas.org/ www. nomas.org/

6.  Formed in 1991  Is now the largest men’s antiviolence group in the world  www. whiteribbon.ca / www. whiteribbon.ca /

7.  Jackson Katz one of the leaders in men’s efforts to end male violence  Has developed an approach to reducing male violence  Gives workshops all over the world  Trains men in mentoring other men to reject men’s violence

8.  Educates men about socialization that links masculinity to aggression and violence  Motivates men to reject violence in themselves and other men

9.  Are angry and hurt that men don’t have at least 50% custody of their children after divorce.  Father’s 4 Justice  American Coalition for Fathers  Fathers and Families  Etc.

10.  Highest father’s rights group in England.  Two strategies to raise public awareness about custody rights of separated and divorced fathers.  First strategy is to perform dramatic stunts that can attract publicity.  Second strategy is humor that is usually used within the stunts.

11.  Masculinist or promasculinist men, believe men suffer from discrimination because of their sex.  They feel that men need to reclaim their manliness.  main historical strategy of masculinist is to verbally disparage men who define themselves as feminist or who believe that women are entitled to same rights as men.

12.  Most conservative branches of men’s movements- men’s right activists.  Goal is to restore traditional roles of men and women  Men’s Right Inc.  National Coalition for Free Men  NOM- National Organization of Men  Free Men

13.  Mythopoetic Men  Promise Keepers  Million Man March

14.  One of the more extreme men’s rights group  Aims to restore men’s pride in being “real men”  “Real Men” mean men who fit traditional macho men stereotype- tough, rugged, invulnerable, and self reliant

15.  Want men to rediscover their roots of masculine thinking and feelings.  Argue that the traditional masculine ideal was positive.  Men need to reclaim courage and aggression

16.  View reconnection to God’s commandments as the path  Based on Evangelical Christianity  Value strong families and communities  Most are white and middle- or upper-class

17.  Occurred in Washington DC October 16, 1995  Movement for African American men to:  Register to vote  Fight drugs  Recommit themselves to kids and families  Stand against unemployment  Violence  Not a one time event

18.  Million Woman March  Million Youth March  Million Mom March  Million Family March  Million More Movement  most recent October 2005

19.  There are more than one type of men’s movements  Ranging from profeminist men’s movements to masculinist men’s movements  Not all men are the same nor do they see things the same  Each organization has come together for a cause that they wish to influence

20.  Wood, J.T. (2009). Gendered lives: Communication, gender, and culture (8 th ed.). Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.