The women and equalities select committee’s inquiry heard that engaging the interest of boys on these topics was a “real challenge”, with professor of social work at the University of Central Lancashire Nicky Stanley saying that girls consistently benefited much more from the lessons than boys.
Witnesses told the inquiry that boys were unlikely to engage with lessons around harassment and gender-based violence if they were shamed or put on the spot, and most endorsed a supportive and compassionate approach to engaging with boys and young men on the topic.
“There is a lot of shame involved in these conversations, particularly for young men recognising the impact of their behaviours, maybe for the first time,” Richie Benson, universities project lead at Beyond Equality – an organisation working with men and boys on gender equality – said.
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