iamrj recently posted that most men want to help end violence against women. I include an excerpt:
Most men are not only aware of the prevalence of violence against women, but they are also willing to help prevent it.
Such are key findings of a national survey conducted from April 23 to May 23, 2007, by Peter D. Hart Research Associates for the Family Violence Prevention Fund and Verizon Wireless.
“There has been a sea of change in men’s attitudes toward domestic, dating and sexual violence, and especially in their willingness to take action to stop it,” said Esta Soler, president of the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
Read entire post by iamrj.
The post goes on to point out that, while men want to help end violence, men do not want to give up aggression and dominance.
The article also omits a reason I believe: I think a lot of men hesitate to take a stand against violence, because these men fear false accusations. While men agree that they do not want any innocent women to suffer, they also do not want innocent men to suffer. Sometimes in the heat of anti-rape movements, innocent men get persecuted by false accusations. To get men on board, the system needs to assure men that it will not persecute innocent men.
What do you think?
