In order to embrace healthy, pro-social behaviour and promote good mental health for boys and men, perhaps the answer lies in embracing this new approach to what it means to be masculine, focusing on positive behaviours and leaving toxic masculinity in the past.
– Dr. Gill Harrop
Dr. Gill Harrop has written a number of blogs about the importance of positive male role models and developing a culture of positive masculinity. These are key elements to building a community which values respect and upholds the principles of bystander intervention. There are a number of actions she highlights that important in creating an maintaining this type of community value system. They include:
- Emphasising the importance of taking action based on how you think someone else might be feeling
- Committing to having respect for women
- Recognise that men don’t have to be ‘heroes’
- Give your best effort.
The blogs are linked below for further information, tips and advice on how to embrace and embody these types of behaviours:
