An Introductory Guide to the Manosphere
Description
For many children and young people, the ‘manosphere’ — online spaces that promote misogyny and male supremacy — is no longer a fringe internet issue. These harmful ideas are moving from the digital world directly into Australian classrooms, where school communities are now facing the brunt of their impact.
While sexism and misogyny in schools is not new, the manosphere has amplified these issues. By encouraging men and boys to disrespect women and girls, use violence and aggression, and reject authority, the manosphere is causing real-world harm.
This guide is a resource for teachers and other school staff who work with young people in secondary schools. Its purpose is to help schools understand the harmful impacts of the manosphere, including the key beliefs and links to violence, how boys and young men are recruited into the manosphere and the role of social media.
By understanding the manosphere, schools can support young people to develop skills to navigate online platforms, social media and content creators and make informed choices about what they engage with and how.
Join Fair Agenda and the incredible minds behind this timely resource for a deep dive on the Manosphere, the impact it is having in our schools and what we can do to combat it.
At this essential event, we’ll explore:
What exactly the 'manosphere' is,
How they target vulnerable boys and young men,
The impact that the manosphere is having within Australian schools,
And what we can do to combat the rise of the far right in online spaces.
Lineup
Dr Tessa Boyd‑Caine
CEO of Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety.
Dr Naomi Pfitzner
Dr Naomi Pfitzner is a leading gender-based violence scholar, Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Hub and a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University. She conducts research on gender-based violence prevention and response as well as service system reform, and workforce professional learning and capability building. Naomi has significant expertise in the primary prevention of gender-based violence, gender equality and related education and training. She recently led a research project that informed the development of the first ever national framework for respectful relationships education in Australian primary and secondary schools on behalf of the Australian Government. Dr Pfitzner has also previously conducted a national stocktake and gap analysis of respectful relationship education resources and programs used in Australian primary and secondary schools for the Australian Government. Naomi has received over $5 million dollars in external funding including from Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), Family Safety Victoria, Attorney-General’s Department, Commonwealth Department of Education, Commonwealth Department of Social Services and the Victorian Department of Education.
Dr Stephanie Wescott
Dr Stephanie Wescott is a feminist academic at Monash University Faculty of Education whose work is interested in how schools and their communities understand and respond to gendered violence and misogyny. At present, Dr Wescott's research and advocacy focus on interventions to respond to the influence of the manosphere in education, as well as the advancement of safety and justice for women, girls and non-binary people in school settings.
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