Group Education Manual - Peace Corps Wiki

• We can begin to change stereotypes of men as perpetrators, and createimages of strong, gender-conscious men working for community safety andservices.• Men listen to other men.• Men are affected by HIV. It can affect them, their partners and theirchildren.• Men can play an active role in the care and support of people with HIV andAIDS.The performances will likely generate a lot of discussion. Themes that come upmight include:• Change occurs through interactions with others, especially with other men.• Men may have a hard time listening to women—culturally and socially it isseen as a weakness.• Men and women CAN choose to defy gender stereotypes.• The behavior of some men sometimes leads to the perception that “all menare bad,” rather than “there are a few bad apples.”• Men are important potential role models and shapers of norms andideologies—they can make a difference.• We need to challenge the idea that men believe they are entitled to sex andwomen’s bodies.• There is a sense that men have to give up some power (and maybe they do).Men are often threatened by women’s rights.86