Bienvenue à nos visiteurs francophones. Pour en savoir plus sur MentorAction, veuillez cliquer ici.
Bienvenue à nos visiteurs francophones. Pour en savoir plus sur MentorAction, veuillez cliquer ici.
Each month we do a MentorAction Member Bio. This month we would like to introduce John Barron. "Hello, my name is John Barron, and I am a Detective in the Domestic Violence Unit with the Hamilton Police Service. I became part of MentorAction because of my role within...
Father’s Day always sparks nostalgic notions of paternalism and fatherhood without really addressing what Father's Day is meant to be about. I do not believe fatherhood is about one day of the year. Instead, it is a way of being, a lifestyle and a meaningful...
Healthy masculinity - what is it and how can we achieve it? Where do beliefs about gender come from? As with a lot of things that adults have learned, beliefs about gender are heavily influenced by childhood experiences. Traditionally, the messages that boys receive...
Men are important contributors as allies to the movement to end gender-based violence. For men, allyship gets entangled with the fact that men benefit from their privilege as men relative to women. And, men have been raised in a society that bakes-in certain...
“She shouldn’t have had so much to drink!” “She was asking for it!” “Look what she was wearing!” “She shouldn’t have been out on her own!” These are just some examples of the things people say when they hear that a woman or girl has been sexually assaulted. And that...
Each month, we introduce a member from the MentorAction Steering Committee. This month we would like to introduce Carl Haley. "My name is Carl and I am an addictions counselor who has been working in human services for about 8 years. I joined MentorAction because I...