Principles

• Believe in men's ability to change
• Recognize that men have a gender
• Understand that masculinities are socially constructed, produced, and reproduced, rather than "essential" or "natural"
• Emphasize men's relationships to power
• Promote collaborative and reciprocal relationships between men, women, girls and boys
• Discover multiple ways of learning, knowing, and interacting with men and boys
• Demonstrate that the personal is political

Adapted from Baker, Butter, Reed, and Sutton "Alternative Approaches to Integrating Theory and Practice" (92) & Handbook for Men & Masculinities.