Men After #MeToo

Grounded in an explicit focus on men's roles and responsibilities in the fight against sexual harassment, this book creates a deeper understanding of why sexual harassment against women occurs and how we, as a society, can better respond to and prevent it.

Integrating theoretical analyses with empirical data from interviews with 25 Danish men, the author argues that if we want to eradicate the social and cultural tolerance of sexual harassment and the victim blaming of women, then we need a paradigm-shifting perspective. This book investigates the framing of the debates on sexual harassment, just as it looks deeper into the socialization processes of men, and raises the question of why so many men feel entitled to sexually harass women. This book also explores what part men can play in combating sexual harassment, emphasizing that it is important not only to see men as perpetrators, but also as empowered bystanders. It argues that the #MeToo movement constitutes a potential instructive moment, presenting men with an opportunity for change.

Includes new empirical material from interviews with 25 men, on changing discourses on sexual harassment Moves beyond a psychological level of analysis to focus on the structural conditions in which harassment is sustained Examines how men can be empowered bystanders in the #MeToo movement

Autorentext
Kenneth Reinicke is Associate Professor of Masculinity Studies at Roskilde University's Department of Social Sciences and Business, Denmark. Kenneth's recent publications include the books Drenge og mænd i krise? (Boys and Men in Crisis, 2012), Mænd - køn under forvandling (Men - Gender in Change, 2013), De unge fædre (The Young Fathers, 2016) and Mænd som krænker kvinder - refleksioner i kølvandet på #MeToo (Men Who Violate Women - Reflections in the Wake of #MeToo, 2018). Kenneth Reinicke is widely sought as a gender expert in the Danish media.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Introduction to sexual harassment.- The Danish #MeToo context.- Why have men not been held responsible?.- Who perpetrates sexual harassment and why.- Men's responses to #MeToo.- Flirting after #MeToo.- Will men take a stand?.- Conclusion.