Recast ‘Being a Man,’ Group Urges
Category
Men and Masculinities, Violence Against Women and Girls
News Organization
United Press International
Publication Date
04 February 2010
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Violence against women in developing countries can best be addressed by working with men to “recast” what it means “to be a man,” a U.S. advocacy group says.The International Center for Research on Women issued a statement Thursday to coincide with the reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women’s Act in Congress.
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