Masculine Power and Gender Equality: Masculinities as Change Agents

This book explores how political institutions can challenge dominant and normative masculinities, guiding thinking instead toward a transformation of gendered power structures and general equality.  Representing a range of relevant areas, the expert chapter authors provide various methodological and theoretical approaches applied to shifting gender meanings in cultural, national, and social contexts.  Authors also represent a variety of cultures, contributing to the multi-perspective debate about how best to achieve gender equality in the real world.Among the topics discussed:Reimagining masculinities, their everyday practice and practical interventions Towards a feminist theory of male rapePolitical implications of challenging men's everyday practices through domestic violence primary prevention workMen as allies: a case study of White Ribbon AustraliaMasculine Power and Gender Equality: Masculinities as Change Agents provides valuable insight into strategies for re-imagining male-dominated power structures and promoting gender equality.

Political masculinities as agents of change: Reimagining masculinities, their everyday practice and practical interventions.- The politics of challenging and changing men and boys’ everyday practices through domestic violence primary prevention work.- I present a role model of fluid masculinity…’: Gender Politics of Israeli Pro-Feminist Men in a High School Gender equality intervention Program.- Towards a feminist theory of male rape: Connecting male victimization to care.- Men as Allies: A Case Study of White Ribbon Australia.- Scandalous Muslim men in Swedish politics. Gender and ethnicity in the Omar Mustafa, Mehmed Kaplan and Yasri Khan debates.- Beyond the theory: The politics of men and masculinities in practice.- Political masculinities as agents of change: A critical reflection.