We learn how to become good men.’: Working with male allies to prevent violence against women and girls in urban informal settlements in Mumbai, india

Article

Year

2018

Author/s

Chakraborty, P, Osrin, D, and Daruwalla, N.

CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATION/PUBLICATION

Men and Masculinities, Volume 23

SUMMARY

The study explores questions of men’s engagement, which is based on a pilot ethnographic study with male allies in a VAWG prevention program in the informal settlements of Dharavi in Mumbai, India. The study found that while men are able to acquire “knowledge” and “awareness” through the intervention, it produces an individuating effect wherein the structural nature of VAWG is obscured due to an emphasis on men’s individual traits. This further informs participants’ understanding of masculinity, which is marked by ambivalence as men negotiate multiple hegemonic masculinities and socioeconomic anxieties.

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