{"id":1560,"date":"2019-10-15T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decodem.ces.uc.pt\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2020-03-14T00:51:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:51:04","slug":"television-and-masculinities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decodem.ces.uc.pt\/?p=1560","title":{"rendered":"Boys, Media and Masculinities in the US in the Me Too Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;3%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570460736237{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Boys, Media and Masculinities in the US in the Me Too Moment<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;left-right&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]On 18 October 2019, DeCode\/M welcomed Gary Barker, CEO and Founder of Promundo-US and a member of the DeCode\/M research team for the event &#8220;Boys, Media and Masculinities in the US in the MeToo Moment&#8221;. During the event, which was held at CES-Alta and moderated by Sofia Jos\u00e9 Santos, Gary Barker introduced some of the latest results of Promundo&#8217;s investigation surrounding media&#8217;s impact on the development of young boys&#8217; masculinities, and some findings on Promundo&#8217;s research about how men and boys&#8217; masculine identities are being shaped in the context of the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MeToo and the global attention to women&#8217;s rights and girls&#8217; empowerment have made the airwaves from the US, Europe, to Latin America, to South Asia, to Afghanistan. Promundo has carried out multi-country research on young men&#8217;s attitudes about masculinities, including\u00a0 its &#8220;Man Box studies&#8221; carried out in the US, UK, Mexico and elsewhere. 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