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One Man Asks: Are We Finally Ready to Put Shooters’ Gender at Center of Gun Debate?

By: Rob Okun | August 15, 2019

“It’s the masculinity, people.”

Abortion

A Letter from Men…to Men: Stand Up For Women’s Reproductive Rights!

By: Rob Okun | June 10, 2019

It’s painful to admit that I have fallen short, missed the mark—that I have not been a better ally to women in the struggle to maintain their reproductive rights.

Students: Time is Ripe to Add Gender to Gun Debate

By: Rob Okun | March 21, 2018

I’d welcome hearing high school students’ thoughts in a cross-generational dialogue that included how we raise boys and how we navigate the culture of violence in which we live.

Top Story

“Where Are The Men?” – Hiding in Plain Sight for 40 Years

By: Rob Okun | February 8, 2018

Almost entirely absent from the global conversation is an examination of the system that allowed men like Weinstein to thrive—a system that is male-dominated, male-identified, and male-centered.

Mass Shooters and Men’s Will to Change

By: Rob Okun | November 16, 2017

The NRA considers most men tacit supporters, and unless they hear otherwise, they have us right where they want us—silent!

#MenToo: Men Need to Stand Up in the Age of Trump

By: Rob Okun | October 17, 2017

“Women want a men’s movement; we are literally dying for it.”

Needed: A “Men Against Gun Violence” Campaign

By: Rob Okun | October 5, 2017

   Okay, guys, white guys—all guys—this is our moment to say, “Enough!”

The Poison of White Supremacist Masculinity

By: Rob Okun | August 19, 2017

While there are white women supremacists, the vast majority are white males. We ignore that fact at our peril.

Commentary

This Father’s Day, Men Must Continue to Call Out the President’s Misogyny

By: Rob Okun | June 16, 2017

Men need to explicitly reject Donald Trump’s misogyny and model a sensitive, aware manhood, not what’s being expressed at the White House. This includes asking women and women’s organizations how best to support them.

Activism

Male Activists Urge Donald Trump to Change Attitude Toward Women

By: Rob Okun | February 16, 2017

A letter signed by three dozen men last month is asking the president to support his country’s women, and those around the world, by being a “model man.”

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