Information about Webinar
Mobilizing Dads to Promote Gender Equality
In honor of Father's Day, join NAMEN as we share some resources, experiences, and supports for engaging fathers as a specific group of men; as well as share some stories about how fathering has impacted our activism (and visa versa) and identifying some implications of these for reaching and mobilizing dads.
Recording is below... (along with resource links shared in chat)
Held Thursday. June 18, 2020
Panelists include:
- Humberto Carolo, White Ribbon Campaign
- Greg Loughlin, Men Stopping Violence
- Emiliano Diaz de Leon, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
Humberto Carolo, White Ribbon Campaign
Humberto is the Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign in Canada and the Co-chair of the Global MenEngage Alliance. His current work is focused on developing educational strategies to engage men and boys in promoting gender equality, healthy masculinities, and preventing violence against women. Humberto is a member of the Sexual Misconduct Advisory Council for Canada's Department of National Defense and the Canadian Armed Forces. Humberto lives in Toronto with his partner and their three adopted sons.
Greg is Director of Community Engagement for Men Stopping Violence in Atlanta. He was previously the Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. Greg and his partner have a 12-year old son.
Emiliano Diaz de Leon, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
Emiliano works with the the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault providing training and technical assistance on primary prevention of sexual violence to Rape Prevention Education (RPE) grantees around the state. In addition, Emiliano provides training and technical assistance on enhancing services to male survivors of sexual violence to individuals and organizations in Texas and around the country.
Resources:
Reports/Articles
- Give Love Get Love: The Involved Father and Gender Equality Project. (White Ribbon Project, 2014) (93 pgs)
- Half the Equation – Why fathers are just as important as mothers in preventing domestic violence in the next generation (Shift, 2014) (12 pgs)
- No Man Left Behind: How and Why to Include Fathers in Government-Funded Parenting Strategies(Shift, 2016) (45 pgs)
- Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED): Challenges, Success and Promising Practices from Responsible Fatherhood Programs. (ChildTrends, Boston Medical Center and Futures Without Violence, 2020) (58 pgs)
- Promoting men’s engagement as equitable, non-violent fathers and caregivers in children’s early lives: Programmatic reflections and recommendations (Plan International and Promundo) (7 pgs)
- Supporting Young Fathers as a Prevention Strategy for Stopping Intimate Partner Violence in the Next Generation (Shift, 2014) (25 pgs)
- What we know about Masculinity, Fatherhood and Caregiving (Promundo, 2019)
Websites
- Because we have Daughters is a program of Men Stopping Violenc
- Its Starts with You, It Stays with Him is a social media campaign by White Ribbon Campaign
- MenCare: A global Fatherhood Campaign
Webinar recording can be found also at this link