22 June 2023 San Jose: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
From the organizers:
"Put Yourself in Her Shoes™
Since 2001, men, women, and their families around the world have joined award-winning Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence. It is a dramatic opportunity to raise awareness in your community about the serious causes, effects, and remediations to men's sexualized violence."
"What are Walk Events?
Why men in women’s high-heeled shoes? We ask men to walk in women's high-heeled shoes to actively confront gender stereotypes and expectations. In this space of playful confrontation and openness, it's possible to reveal and consider many of the underlying causes of men's sexualized violence with less defensiveness and denial."
"Why Men in Women’s Shoes?
There is an old saying: "You can't understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes." To get people listening, learning, and talking, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® education Events organize around men literally walking one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it's an experience around which a lot of education, self-reflection, and change happens. It's impressive to see such a visually stunning public statement of listening, learning, allyship, and commitment. It's an engaging event that gets the community talking about sex and gender biases, gender identity, gender relations, and men's sexualized violence."
This event was held at Santana Row in San Jose.
These photos may be used freely for non-commercial purposes, including journalism, provided that the photographer is credited whenever they are used (Photographer's name, ProBonoPhoto.org).
The photographer at this event was Deborah Hoag.
For more information about Pro Bono Photo photographers, see http://www.ProBonoPhoto.org/Who-We-Are.
Read More"Put Yourself in Her Shoes™
Since 2001, men, women, and their families around the world have joined award-winning Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence. It is a dramatic opportunity to raise awareness in your community about the serious causes, effects, and remediations to men's sexualized violence."
"What are Walk Events?
Why men in women’s high-heeled shoes? We ask men to walk in women's high-heeled shoes to actively confront gender stereotypes and expectations. In this space of playful confrontation and openness, it's possible to reveal and consider many of the underlying causes of men's sexualized violence with less defensiveness and denial."
"Why Men in Women’s Shoes?
There is an old saying: "You can't understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes." To get people listening, learning, and talking, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® education Events organize around men literally walking one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it's an experience around which a lot of education, self-reflection, and change happens. It's impressive to see such a visually stunning public statement of listening, learning, allyship, and commitment. It's an engaging event that gets the community talking about sex and gender biases, gender identity, gender relations, and men's sexualized violence."
This event was held at Santana Row in San Jose.
These photos may be used freely for non-commercial purposes, including journalism, provided that the photographer is credited whenever they are used (Photographer's name, ProBonoPhoto.org).
The photographer at this event was Deborah Hoag.
For more information about Pro Bono Photo photographers, see http://www.ProBonoPhoto.org/Who-We-Are.
