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Rachel Giese

Rachel Giese is author of Boys: What It Means to Become a Man, which has been shortlisted for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize, the best political book of the year.

‘We need to understand how the rules and norms of masculinity affect how boys and young men feel and behave’

When I began my research on Boys in 2015, gender progress seemed to be marching, slowly, forward. A 2014 Pew Research Center survey of

FeatureBY RACHEL GIESE | May 13, 2019

Author Rachel Giese: 'If we believe in gender equality, if we want to eradicate gender-based violence and discrimination, and if we want a world in which everyone feels safe and feels encouraged to be their full self, then we need to understand how the rules and norms of masculinity affect how boys and young men feel and behave. The last few years, with the rise of #MeToo, we have seen an opening up in our conversations about sexual assault and sexual discrimination. But our proposed solutions won't be effective without engaging boys and men in this important work.'

‘We need to understand how the rules and norms of masculinity affect how boys and young men feel and behave’

FeatureBY RACHEL GIESE | May 13, 2019

When I began my research on Boys in 2015, gender progress seemed to be marching, slowly, forward. A 2014 Pew Research Center survey of

‘We need to understand how the rules and norms of masculinity affect how boys and young men feel and behave’

FeatureBY RACHEL GIESE | May 13, 2019

When I began my research on Boys in 2015, gender progress seemed to be marching, slowly, forward. A 2014 Pew Research Center survey of

Author Rachel Giese: 'If we believe in gender equality, if we want to eradicate gender-based violence and discrimination, and if we want a world in which everyone feels safe and feels encouraged to be their full self, then we need to understand how the rules and norms of masculinity affect how boys and young men feel and behave. The last few years, with the rise of #MeToo, we have seen an opening up in our conversations about sexual assault and sexual discrimination. But our proposed solutions won't be effective without engaging boys and men in this important work.'