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This toolkit will give you all of the materials that you need to plan, run, and
reflect on your own male allies program. It will also provide you some resources
that will help you reflect and build on the successes of that program to bring
these materials to even more students.
The material in this toolkit has been developed through our own experiences
planning and implementing male allies workshops at a major Canadian
university, along with a large research project that sought input on male
allies programs from students, faculty, staff, and administration. A growing
body of literature has called attention to the need for universities to develop
evidence-based intervention strategies to address sexual violence (Benn-John
& Wane, 2016; Francis et al., 2016; Godderis & Root, 2017; Lalonde, 2014; Ontario
Women’s Directorate, 2013; Quinlan, Clarke & Miller, 2013; Quinlan et al., 2017;
Wandio, 2014). Harrison and Lafrenière (2015) emphasised the need to focus
prevention efforts on men and masculinities, so that rather than positioning men
as potential perpetrators, we understand men as potential leaders in gender
equity and consent culture (Flood, 2006; Foubert & Cremedy, 2007). Through
emphasizing accountability, these programs operate from a framework of
role and responsibility rather than blame and shame (i.e. “you are not guilty
because you are a man, but you have a responsibility to be part of a solution”).
Our research demonstrates that male allies workshops are effective ways to
interrogate masculinity on campuses, and work toward gender equity, and we
want you to be able to run these programs on your own campus.
In the following pages you will find an outline and timeline for a 2-3 hour
voluntary workshop that will help male-identified students on your campus
think about masculinity, their place as men, and how they can foster more
positive spaces on your campus. This outline is a basic structure that includes
all the needed parts, but you may need to make small changes so that it works
best in your institutional/cultural/social setting. We will give you information
about finding the best facilitator for your program, how to recruit participants,
how to actually run the program for the first time, and topics for discussion,
as well as how to manage difficult topics, evaluating your program, debriefing
your program with participants and facilitators, and what next steps you can
take on your campus to keep the program going. At the very end of the toolkit,
you will also find a collection of other resources that might be useful to you as
you expand your program or are looking for additional scholarly support while
planning or running your workshop.