A Call To Men in the News

A selection of media coverage of our work around the world. (If you have a link we missed, please send it our way!)

December 2023

• Ta-Nehisi Coates, A Long Walk Home, and A Call To Men launch The Courage Fund: A  groundbreaking initiative to support survivors of sexual violence  – December 12, 2023

November 2021

• How Grooming Is Introducing Men to Self-care and Redefining Masculinity — November 23, 2021 — WWD
• Josh Hawley calls for a return to traditional masculinity. A new generation of men disagree. — November 2, 2021 — USA Today

October 2021

• How the ‘act-like-a-man’ box contributes to violence against women — October 27, 2021 — USC Annenberg Media

September 2021

• UI honors Katy Benoit by fighting gender-based violence — September 25, 2021 — University of Idaho Argonaut

August 2021

• Blackburn Center advocates to end sexual, domestic violence through ‘A Call to Men’ athlete program — August 14, 2021 — Trib Live
• Envisioning a Gender Just World — August 4, 2021 — Forbes.com

July 2021

• A Call to Men with Tony Porter – July 2, 2021 – The Inside Circle Podcast with Eldra Jackson III

June 2021

• The Book of Dares Named “Superpowered & Empowered” Book for Boys — June 29, 2021 — Children’s Book Council as
• How to Raise Boys to Be Healthy Men — Road to Resilience — June 22, 2021
• A Call to Men Camp Teaches Lessons On and Off the Field — WKTV-TV — June 16, 2021
• No Longer Silent with Kimya Motley — I’m Curious — June 1, 2021

May 2021

• Seven Best Masculinity TED Talks — Book of Man — May 26, 2021

April 2021

• Google Shows How Men are Becoming More Violent Against Women Around the World — MSNBC — April 26, 2021
• Gender Equality: It’s Never Been Just for Women & Girls — Philanthropy Women — April 25, 2021

March 2021

• Nearly 500 Leaders, Activists, and Celebrities Sign Open Letter Supporting Trans Women and Girls — Good Morning America — 3/31/21
• The Man Box — Road to Resilience Podcast — 3/30/21
• How Men Can Talk to Other Men About Sexual Harassment — Lifehacker — 3/15/21
• Have Men and Boys Been Forced In a Box? — The ManKind Podcast — 3/15/21
• A Conversation with A Call to Men — Courageously Kind Podcast — 3/8/21
• Self-Help Books for Tween Boys — Building Boys — 3/7/21

February 2021

• Healthy Masculinity with Ted Bunch — The Mental Illness Happy Hour — 2/26/21
• Why Social Responsibility Matters in Theatre — Jagged Little Pill — 2/23/21
• Creating a Safe World for the Women in Our Lives — Dads with Daughters — 2/15/21
• Building Healthy Masculinity — Man Alive — 2/11/21

January 2021

• “Emotional PPE” and Other Takeaways for Guys in a Pandemic — Higher Unlearning — 1/15/21
• The Best Children’s and YA Books of January 2021 — Brightly — 1/15/21

November 2020

• 10 Donations to Easily Optimize Giving Tuesday for Women and Girls — Philanthropy Women — 11/23/20
• Work Hard, Parent Hard — How to Dad — 11/16/20
• Why Men are Turning to Porn as a Mental Health Coping Strategy — Men’s Health — 11/11/20

October 2020

• 5 Ways Parents Can Dare Boys to Be Kind, Bold, and Brave — Brightly — 10/28/20
• Will the Pandemic Spur Progress at Home and at Work? — Forbes — 10/20/20
• Variety Selects 50 Philanthropic Organizations with Showbiz Chops — Variety — 10/16/20
• Strategies for Giving in a COVID Economy — Philanthropy Women — 10/12/20

September 2020

• Intersectional Philanthropy — Philanthropy Women — 9/10/20
• UNC Football Launches Komen Game Plan for Success — WRAL — 9/2/20

August 2020

• Traditional Ideals of Masculinity Trap a Lot of Men. It’s Time to Escape — Fatherly — 8/21/20

• What is the Best Way to Engage Boys and Men in Violence Prevention? — MyPOV Online — 8/6/20

• Raising Boys Today — Parent Circle India — 8/3/20

July 2020

• 116 Organizations Driving Change — Medium — 7/28/20

• A CALL TO MEN on Undoing Racism, Sexism, and Breaking Out of the Man Box — Rebirth with J.R. Martinez — 7/2/20

June 2020

• A Rallying Cry for Healthier Manhood — Paternal — 6/30/20

April 2020

• History of A CALL TO MEN with Tony Porter — Black Women’s Alliance — 4/29/2020

• Depression and Anxiety are Expected Parts of the COVID Experience — Medium — 4/27/2020

• Putting a Gender Lens on COVID-19 — Forbes — 4/17/2020

March 2020

• Helping Boys Grow Into Healthy Men — On Boys Podcast —  3/26/2020

February 2020

• Why Harry’s Created A Role Dedicated to Social Impact and Mental Health — Built in NYC — 2/27/2020

January 2020

• What the virality of #GirlDad says about American fatherhood — Vox — 1/31/2020

• A CALL TO MEN Tackles Masculinity and Violence Prevention — Myarklamiss.com — 1/24/2020

• A Call to Dads in 2020 — Positively Dad — 1/13/2020

• 14 Ways to Support Sexual Assault Survivors — Bustle — 1/7/2020

December 2019

• A CALL TO MEN: Ted Bunch Talks Healthy Masculinity — Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry — 12/22/19

• “It’s like parenting on steroids”: Raising boys in the #MeToo era — CBS News — 12/8/19

• A Call to Men – A conversation with Ted Bunch — Parenting for the Future — 12/3/19

November 2019

• This One Habit Makes Dating Much Harder For Men & Women. Can We Ditch It? — MBG Relationships — 11/13/19

• Can We Build a Better Man? — YES! Magazine — 11/12/19

• Chanel Miller and Evan Rachel Wood Unearth the Aftermath of Sexual Assault — Harper’s BAZAAR— 11/6/19

• Redefining Manhood: How to Promote Healthy Masculinity Among Boys — Online Counseling Programs — 11/5/19

October 2019

• Haywood Task Force sponsors ‘Man Box’ display — The Mountaineer — 10/18/19

• Healing Together with the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color — PolicyLink — 10/14/19

• Four Ways Men Can Take Action During Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Ms. Magazine — 10/8/19

• Harry’s Tackles Difficult Topic of Men’s Mental Health Head On — MM&M Online — 10/2/19

• Men Called To Help End Violence Against Women — WMUK 102.1 — 10/1/19

September 2019

• The Culture of Masculinity — PBS NewsHour — 9/8/19

• Building Gender Justice Through Culture — Inside Philanthropy — 9/3/19

August 2019

• What College Students Should Know About Consent — Refinery29 — 8/21/19

• Painting Nails: The Simple Act that Changed a Man’s Approach to Masculinity — Upworthy — 8/14/19

July 2019

• Striving for a Better Manhood Means Stepping Out of the Man Box — Hartford Courant — 7/28/19

• Raising Better Boys — USA Today — 7/27/19

• LGBT Promotions Gain Steam — Front Office Sports — 7/26/19

June 2019

• A CALL TO MEN Football Camp Teaches Skills Beyond the Field — WKTV — 6/18/19

• Ted Bunch: What I’ve Learned as a Father Since My Son Came Out, Refinery29 — 6/11/19

• Modern Guide to Equality (PDF) — The Female Quotient — 6/1/19

April 2019

• How Can We Fix Our Boys — Good Housekeeping — 4/30/19

• When the ‘Future is Female,’ What Do We Tell Our Boys — NBC Parent Toolkit

• The New York Times, Men Need to Step Up — The New York Times — April 2019

• Unhealthy Forms of Masculinity Can Persist in the Workplace — SHRM — 4/18/19

March 2019

• Good Morning America, Actress Joins #IAmNotOk Movement — Good Morning America — 3/11/19

• Mashable, Men: Here’s How You Can be Better Allies for Women Online — Mashable — 3/08/19

February 2019

• Confronting Men’s Complicated Relationship with Privilege, Race and the Protection of Black Women — Crisis Magazine — 2/24/19

January 2019

• Is the Gillette Commercial on Toxic Masculinity Misunderstood — CBS This Morning — 1/18/19

• The History of “The Man Box” — Medium — 1/15/19

December 2018

• Top Moments When Men Were Allies to Women in 2018 — Makers — 12/20/18

• Domestic Violence: Get Help and Be Part of the Change — CNN — 12/12/18

• The Modern Man: Redefining Masculinity in 2018 — Marie Claire — 12/6/18

• Why a Women’s Foundation is Backing Male Leaders in the Fight for Gender Equity — Inside Philanthropy — 12/1/18

October 2018

• These Men Get Real About How to Be Good Allies to Women — Refinery29 — 10/30/18

• This CEO Makes a Strong Case for How Feminism Liberates Men — Quartz — 10/30/18

• Where Do We Go From Here? — Inside Philanthropy — 10/29/18

• How Men Can Be Part of the Solution in the #MeToo Era — Moneyish — 10/25/18

• 5 Ways You Can Stand Up for Domestic Violence Survivors — Mashable — 10/20/18

• Setting a New Standard — Inside Philanthropy — 10/15/18

• Women’s Legacy Fund Brings in Nonprofit To Educate Men — The New Times — 10/4/18

September 2018

• Man Enough: A Web Series About Male Privilege — The New Yorker — 9/10/18

• Three Experts on What’s Missing from the Consent Discussion — Refinery29 — 9/10/18

August 2018

• Are You Man Enough? — Esquire — 8/22/18

• Justin Baldoni on What Being a Male Ally Means to Him — She Knows — 8/7/18

July 2018

• Manhood in the #MeToo Era — Work Life Confidential — 7/30/18

• Justin Baldoni’s “Man Enough” Features a Candid #MeToo Conversation About How Men Can Be Better Allies — Bustle — 7/24/18

• Football Camp at UC Teaches Boys to be Respectful Men — Observer-Dispatch — 7/14/18

June 2018

• Ashley Judd Sees a Role for Forgiving Men in #MeToo — Quartz — 6/19/18

• 6 Videos to Watch if You Want to Learn How to Be a Better Man — Mashable — 6/17/18

• You Haven’t Heard of This Masculinity Movement — Mashable — 6/16/18

May 2018

• We Have to Help Curb Our Boys Anger — Washington Post — 5/31/18

• Helping Men Break Out of the Man Box — One on One with Steve Adubato — 5/25/18

• It’s Time for Men to Hold Each Other Accountable — Refinery29 — 5/16/18

• What has #MeToo Actually Changed — BBC — 5/12/18

• #MeToo Movement Founder Calls for More Action — Siliconeer — 5/5/18

April 2018

• STAND Magazine, Tate Donovan Encourages Men to Speak Up — STAND Magazine — 4/25/18

March 2018

• Why Healthy Manhood Education is Key to Preventing On-Campus Violence — USA Today — March 2018

• Why We Miss the Point When We Call Masculinity “Toxic” — Refinery29 — 3/13/18

• How to Raise a Feminist — USA Today — 03/5/18

• Hollywood Men Take Part In #AskMoreOfHim Campaign — Teen Vogue — 3/4/18

• Men of Hollywood are Responding to Times Up — Brit & Co — 3/3/18

• Times Up: 60 Days In — The Hollywood Reporter — 3/2/18

February 2018

• After #MeToo, a Program Aims to Make Boys a Part of the Solution — NorthJersey.com — 2/18/18

January 2018

• Raising Boys Who Respect Women — Chicago Tribune — 1/23/18

• A CALL TO MEN — BBC World Service Radio — 01/18

• Where Do We Go From Here — Medium — 1/17/18

December 2017

• 11 Ways You Can Support Survivors in 2018 — Bustle — 12/30/17

• Rewriting the Masculine Script — Minnesota Public Radio — 12/21/17

• Changing Men: How a Nonprofit and its Funders are Looking Upstream to Prevent Sexual Abuse — Inside Philanthropy — 12/18/17

• 2018 Will Be the Year of Women — CNN — 12/14/17

• For Witnesses, Calling Out Sexual Harassment is Complicated — The Washington Post — 12/17/17

• How the #MeToo Movement is Changing America’s Workplaces — The TODAY Show — 12/1/17

November 2017

• Rethinking Masculinity — Lenny Letter — 11/29/17

• Sexual Harassment: How it Stands Around the Globe — CNN — 11/25/17

• Confronting Our Culture of Violence Against Women — The Huffington Post — 11/21/17

• From #MeToo to Men Too — The Huffington Post — 11/13/17

• Training Men and Boys to Honor Women in the Age of #MeToo — CNN — 11/9/17

October 2017

• How #MeToo Could Move from Social Campaign to Social Change — CNN — 10/30/17

September 2017

• Big Boys Don’t Cry — Star Tribune — 9/30/17

• The Many Faces of Manhood Part 1 — The STANDcast — 9/28/17

• TMI Project Voices in Action — Daily Freeman — 9/19/17

• Silence is Violence — Minn Post — 9/18/17

• Men Gather in Minneapolis to “Take Back Our Humanity” — Star Tribune — 9/13/17

• With First Men’s Conference, Women’s Foundation Broadens Message — Star Tribune — 9/11/17

August 2017

• Bioneers, The Problem with ‘Well-Meaning Men — Bioneers — August 2017

• Tony Porter Calls on Men to End Violence Against Women — STAND Magazine — 8/21/17

• Why are Men so Violent — Bustle — 8/16/17

• A Call to Men: Stepping Outside the Man Box — Minn Post — 8/7/17

July 2017

• What Healthy Manhood Means to Me — Thrive Global — 7/25/17

June 2017

• The New York Times, Men Need to Step Up — The New York Times — 6/9/17

• How to Raise a Feminist Son — The New York Times — 6/2/17

May 2017

• A CALL TO MEN: Honoring the Next Generation of Manhood — The Huffington Post — 5/31/17

February 2017

• Violence Against Women in Thailand, a Survey — The Bangkok Post — 2/14/17

January 2017

• 5 Sources to Help You Understand Your Bra Burning Friends — Her Campus at Syracuse — 1/22/17

• Cambridge High School Tackles Gender Climate Head on — The Boston Globe — 1/2/17

October 2016

• Activist Men React to ‘Locker Room Talk’ — The Huffington Post — 10/14/16

• Masculinity in Our Culture — Charlotte Talks – NPR — 10/4/16

• Felonies Against Women Deserve Full Season Suspension — USA Today — 10/4/16

• Jeff Van Gundy Advocates Zero Tolerance Policy — Deadspin — 10/4/16

• Jeff Van Gundy Sounds Off on Domestic Violence — Vice Sports — 10/4/16

• Sports a Vehicle by Which to Help Curb Abuse of Women — Houston Chronicle — 10/4/16

• A CALL TO MEN: NFL Hopes to Curb Domestic Violence by Teaching ‘Healthy Manhood — Houston Matters — 10/4/16

August 2016

• Arrests of NFL Players Sharply Decline from last year, data shows, — Washington Post — 8/3/16

July 2016

• Ravens Rookies Report to Camp After Offseason Filled with Life Lessons — ESPN — 7/22/16

June 2016

• What One Generation Can Teach the Next About Manhood — NPR TED Radio Hour — 6/10/16

• Why Rape is a Men’s Issue — CNN — 6/8/16

May 2016

• NY/NJ Super Bowl 2.0? — New York Daily News — 5/28/16

• Man-to-man Education on Domestic Violence Could be the Key that Fits the Right Lock — ABC News — 5/26/16

April 2016

• Black Men Discuss Manhood — Los Angeles Sentinel — 4/27/16

• Teaching Our Sons to Respect Females to Reduce Sexual Violence — The Hartford Courant — 4/27/16

• Fearless Conference Works to Expand Conversation Surrounding Sexual Violence — The Stanford Daily — 4/25/16

• We Need to Talk About Men — Rife Magazine — 4/5/16

• Southside Center Teaches Boys about Photography, Life — Ithaca Journal — 4/4/16

• Advice on Boys and Sex — The New York Times — 4/1/16

March 2016

• NFL Coaches Forum at VMAC “Impressive and Very Valuable” — Seattle Seahawks — 3/25/16

• HeForShe: Why Men Should Stand Up for Women — The Good Men Project — 3/8/16

• Organization to Convene with Next Generation of Manhood — The Philadelphia Tribune — 3/1/16

January 2016

• How NHL’s New Sexual Assault Education Changes Message — Yahoo! Sports — 1/7/16

November 2015

• Warren Watch: Ideas Sought for How to Craft ‘Hub for Social Justice Leaders’ in NY — Omaha World-Herald — 11/29/15

October 2015

• Domestic Violence, Part 3: Helping Victims is Vital but Delicate — The Modesto Bee — 10/12/15

• 9 Investigates ‘Stand Up to Domestic Violence’ — WSOC-TV — 10/9/15

September 2015

• Black Women Face Increased Violence — New American Media — 9/15/15

• What Will It Take to End Domestic Violence — The Huffington Post — 9/29/15

• Dear Men… — The Huffington Post — 9/22/15

• NFL, Panthers Headline Conference on Domestic Violence Prevention — WSOC- TV — 9/10/15

• NFL and Panthers Hold Violence Prevention Conference — FOX-46 — 9/10/15

• Domestic Violence Conference Held in Charlotte — NBC-Charlotte — 9/10/15

May 2011

• Tony Porter: Rebel with a Cause — Rebel Magazine — 5/12/11

April 2011

• “Just Between Men: Masculinity, Voice and Respect” — California Polytechnics University Men Against Violence — 4/22/11

October 2010

• Challenging Men in Allen County — The Lima News — 10/5/10

September 2010

• First-ever ‘camp’ is just for guys – the good and bad — Pioneer Press — 9/22/10

February 2010

• “Sexual Abuse: Issues to be Considered for Men and HIV Prevention” — NGO Pulse- Pretoria South Africa — 2/12/10

• A CALL TO MEN Diplomatic Mission to South Africa — US Mission to South Africa — 2/8/10

October 2009

• Voices of Men Speak Out Against Domestic Violence — WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisconsin — 10/9/09

• “Area Men Want Voices Heard in Fight Against Violence Towards Women: Tony Porter of A Call To Men Leads the Way” — WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisconsin — 10/7/09

May 2009

• A CALL TO MEN and Hip Hop Public Offenders: Working to End Domestic Violence — Hip-Hop and Politics — 5/7/09

April 2009

• Violencia Domestice — Local News Uribe — 4/10/09

February 2009

• U.S. News & World Report, What Rihanna Can Teach us About Domestic Violence — U.S. News & World Report — 2/20/09

August 2008

• A CALL TO MEN “Stamping Out Sexism” — Jezebel — 8/14/08

• Mens’ Work — WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show — 8/13/08

November 2004

• “Joe Torre Addresses County’s First Men’s Conference on Domestic Violence” — My Sister’s Place News — 11/10/04