Summary Of Violence Against Women Is A Men's Issue By Jackson Katz

While feminism and sexism have been fairly predominant talking points throughout society, in recent years there has been a strong push to continue to advocate for change and make sure that change is happening. As Jackson Katz articulates throughout his article, “Violence against Women is a Men’s Issue” a variety of factors contribute to how our society looks at and talks about violence. Katz goes on further to talk about how men might not have as much invested into this particular issue but they should. He states this, “It’s normal. And precisely because the mistreatment of women is such a pervasive characteristic of our patriarchal culture, most men, to a greater or lesser extent, have played a role in its perpetuation. This gives us a strong
It definitely isn’t going to a change that happens quickly but it is something that has the potential to make a lasting impact. Typically, we see men as complacent or unwilling to change. It might even seem as though they are okay with the way that other men talk about the mistreatment of women. However, Katz found that studies say different things about men’s opinions. In fact, “There have been a number of studies in the past several years that demonstrate that significant numbers of men are uncomfortable with the way some of their male peers talk about and treat women.” It is clear that this topic makes men and women alike uncomfortable. However, change has not yet happened. A driving force behind the lack of change is the misperceptions that people have, for example, men feel uncomfortable but they don’t know that they are a majority rather than a minority. “But since few men in our society have dared to talk publicly about such matters, many men think that they are the only ones who feel uncomfortable.” From the research that Katz has done and the ways in which we have seen our society become intolerant of violence against women, now is an important time to advocate and strive for