How Men Can Help

'Sobering, thought-provoking and action-provoking ... I can't recommend it highly enough' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio Five Live

'Thoughtful, empowering and important' Mishal Husain

Have you ever...

seen a report on the news about male violence,

heard a troubling story from a female friend,

or witnessed a woman being treated unfairly

...and wondered what men can do about it?

In this accessible and inclusive new book, award-winning journalist and campaigner Sophie Gallagher brings men into the conversation and explores how they can help change our society for the better.

Looking at everything from the #NotAllMen argument to challenging assumptions about women, and from learning about The Gap to how to act when passing a woman in the street at night, Sophie reveals the biggest issues standing in the way of gender equality and offers practical steps and advice on how to be part of the solution, not the problem.

How Men Can Help is an essential book for anyone looking to understand the past, improve their behaviour in the present, and make a brighter, safer and fairer future for everyone.

“'Thoughtful, empowering and important'”

-- Mishal Husain
'Sobering, thought-provoking and action-provoking ... I can't recommend it highly enough' -- Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio Five Live
'All men should read this book' The Times, Best Books of 2022

Sophie Gallagher is an award-winning journalist who has written extensively on the subject of violence against women, and started a campaign to criminalise cyber-flashing the unsolicited sending of sexual images, which has now been made illegal. Before becoming a freelance writer, she was Deputy Lifestyle Editor at the Independent and has also written for HuffPost UK, the BBC, Grazia, Financial Times, and many other publications. She was voted Lifestyle Journalist of the Year at the Words by Women awards.

In addition to useful societal analysis, Sophie offers men practical advice on conversations to start, roles to play, and behaviours to avoid. The book for any and all men who want to learn more about gender inequality, how it affects you and the people around you, and, crucially, what you can do to help. Recent years, and a number of high profile stories, have reminded us just how dangerous our patriarchal society is for women. But while men are most frequently the cause of the violence, they are often left out of the conversation when it comes to solutions. Now, in this accessible and inclusive new book, award-winning journalist and campaigner Sophie Gallagher explores how men can help change our world for the better. Looking at everything from rejecting the #NotAllMen defence, to understanding violence as a spectrum, and putting masculinity under the microscope, Sophie offers insight into the most harmful lessons we have all been taught and how we can unpick these together. In addition to useful societal analysis, Sophie offers men practical advice on conversations to start, roles to play, and behaviours to avoid. How Men Can Help is an essential book for anyone looking to understand the past, be better in the present, and try to improve the future for women and men everywhere.

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