How much space do you take up? How do you see yourself in the world? In this episode, we talk about men domineering, how this behaviour fits into wider structures of violence, and ways in which we can avoid it. You can read more about being a feminist ally on our blog.

In this episode, we are taking another look at understanding why feminism for men is so important, what drives this movement forward and how we can make a difference. We will look at the Pyramid of Violence to try and understand how violence happens. You can see the image we discuss in the show in a blog post on the Feminist Men Project website. The books referenced in this episode are Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks and An Introduction to Feminism by Lorna Finlayson.

Content note: We mention rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment several times, but never graphically.

What is feminist accountability for men? In this episode, we suggest a four-step framework for thinking about men's accountability and share our own learnings and mistakes trying to do this. We discuss the impact of men's actions and explore the complexity of topics like offering apologies.

In this episode we mention a few key resources:

The Creative Interventions Toolkit which has a comprehensive chapter on Accountability https://communityaccountability.wordpress.com/creative-interventions-toolkit/

The Respect phoneline https://respectphoneline.org.uk/ 0808 8024040

Cradle Community http://www.cradlecommunity.co.uk/facilitation @cradlecommunity

and the Rape Crisis phoneline https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/want-to-talk/ 0808 802 9999