8) Educate myself and others about how larger social forces affect conflicts between men and women

The last decade has seen increasing research into the subject of violence against women and how to prevent it.

Below is a selection of readings, books and web-sites on the topic, as well as related issues, that we have found useful.

Articles/Papers:

Towards Champions: A Better Culture, A Better Game: Submission to the Australian Football League and National Rugby League by Football Fans Against Sexual Assault, February 2005

Submission in full: 47 pages

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Dr Michael Flood is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. His research is an examination of the sexual cultures of young heterosexual men. Michael has had a variety of involvements as a profeminist educator, speaker, writer and activist on issues of men and gender, particularly in community advocacy and education work focused on men’s violence against women.

"Violence against women is a men’s issue"
vawmensissue.doc (Word document)

"Men's collective struggles for gender justice"
menscollectivestruggle.pdf (PDF document)

"Sport and violence against women"
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=2058

"De-constructing the culture of sexual assault"
http://www.xyonline.net/deconsexassault.shtml

"Australia's sexist sub-culture is not limited to footballers"
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=2269

Books:

“The Macho Paradox:
Why some men hurt men and how all men can help”
By Jackson Katz
Sourcebooks
www.themachoparadox.com

“The Frailty Myth:
Redefining the Physical Potential of Girls and Women”
By Collette Dowling
Random House Publishing Group

“Wifework:
What marriage really means for women”
By Susan Maushardt
The Text Publishing Company

Web-sites:

The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault is a clearinghouse for information and research relating to sexual violence.

The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse is a centralised collection of information and research on domestic and family violence.

Football Fans Against Sexual Assault is an advocacy site for sports fans and community members who wish to see sport play a leadership role in addressing sexual violence within sport and our communities.
www.ffasa.org

Jackson Katz is an ex-All Star American Footballer and pioneer of gender violence prevention programs within sports cultures. His website provides information about American sports-based violence prevention programs.
Also see:
Mentors in Violence Prevention

Sexual Ethics is a research project aimed at investigating how young people negotiate sex in ethical ways.

XY is a website focussed upon men, masculinities and gender politics, with a range of articles on violence and other issues and a comprehensive list of violence-related web links.

Films

Footy Chicks is a documentary that "delves into the unique world of football, sex and women’s role in this world.

North Country is "A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit". Stars Charlize Theron.