Men: Telling it Like It Is, Volume 2

EngenderHealth/Men As Partners® is proud to announce the second volume in the "Men: Telling It Like It Is" series, which focuses on "redefining masculinity" in this era of gender-based violence, HIV, and AIDS. In this 10-minute video, EngenderHealth/Men As Partners highlights three characters who take the audience through their experiences with gender-based violence. The video challenges traditional and unhealthy male gender norms linked to masculinity.

The three characters in the video reflect attitudes and behaviors of men who have been exposed to Men As Partners (MAP) workshops and the impact of the workshops in helping them to make informed decisions regarding specific situations. The first character, a 26-year-old man, talks about how he was a violent boyfriend whose interaction with the MAP program made him realize the problems he had created. The second character, a 63-year-old man, discusses the years of physical and emotional abuse he inflicted on his family, but how his relationships are healing. The third character, a 26-year-old woman, reflects on how she grew up physically and sexually abused as a child, and how the MAP program helped her realize her wrong attitudes towards herself and toward men.

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