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1. Educate Yourself: Take the time to learn about sexism, its manifestations, and its impact on society.
2. Listen and Amplify: Listen to the experiences of women and non-binary individuals, and amplify their voices in spaces where they may be marginalized.
3. Challenge Sexist Jokes and Comments: Speak up against sexist jokes and comments, whether in casual conversations or in professional settings.
4. Be Mindful of Language: Avoid using language that reinforces stereotypes or diminishes the contributions of women.
5. Promote Gender Equality at Work: Advocate for policies and practices that promote gender equality in the workplace, such as equal pay and opportunities for advancement.
6. Support Women's Leadership: Support and encourage women's leadership in all areas of society, including politics, business, and academia.
7. Interrupt Mansplaining and Manterrupting: Call out instances of mansplaining (when a man explains something to a woman in a condescending or patronizing manner) and manterrupting (when a man interrupts a woman or takes credit for her ideas).
8. Challenge Gender Stereotypes: Challenge traditional gender roles and stereotypes by modelling behaviours that break free from them.
9. Be an Active Bystander: Intervene when you witness harassment or discrimination against women or non-binary individuals.
10. Support Feminist Movements: Support feminist organizations and movements working towards gender equality and women's rights.
11. Reflect on Privilege: Reflect on your own privilege as a man and how it may influence your perspectives and interactions with others.
12. Share Household Responsibilities: Share household chores and caregiving responsibilities equally with partners and family members.
13. Be an Ally: Actively support women and non-binary individuals in their personal and professional pursuits.
14. Challenge Sexist Media Representation: Speak out against media representations that perpetuate harmful stereotypes and objectify women.
15. Educate Others: Engage in conversations with other men about sexism and its effects, and encourage them to take action.
16. Support Gender-Inclusive Policies: Advocate for policies that support gender inclusivity and diversity in all aspects of society.
17. Support Reproductive Rights: Support women's reproductive rights and access to healthcare, including contraception and abortion.
18. Reflect on Masculinity: Reflect on traditional notions of masculinity and how they may contribute to sexism and gender inequality.
19. Take Responsibility: Take responsibility for your actions and behaviours, and strive to be a positive role model for others.
20. Continue Learning and Growing: Recognize that challenging sexism is an ongoing process, and commit to continuous learning and growth in this area.

Bob & Mark's List

Preamble

We live in a time of escalating violence by men against women, other men, and non-binary people, manifesting in domestic violence, street harassment, online misogyny, and sexual objectification in various spaces. Acknowledging this reality is essential.
While not all men are perpetrators, patriarchal systems of male domination and privilege that underpin this violence advantage all men in some way. This list of things men can do is a response for requests for men to ‘Step Up’ and speak out against this violence. It is crucial to understand how denying the relationship between male privilege and violence is part of a broader culture that condones and perpetuates this violence.This list, refined through public forums, group discussions and comments from representatives of violence prevention organisations, aims to inspire men to educate themselves and other men. We invite men to join this conversation, understand the issues, and take proactive steps towards a socially just, caring, and violence-free world by challenging patriarchal attitudes and practices.

20 Things Men Can Do To Challenge
Patriarchal Attitudes and Practices

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Postamble

Many men are already doing these things. But stepping up is a lifelong learning journey to practicing allyship. We are not suggesting that these twenty things men can do are exhaustive and we encourage others to add to the list or develop a list of their own. We are asking men to commit, reflect, learn and do the best they can. These suggestions represent one small step to address the culture that allows men’s violence against women to continue.

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