Engaging men and boys in gender justice through pro-feminist podcasts: potential benefits, challenges, and risks

McInerney, William and Burrell, Stephen R. (2023) Engaging men and boys in gender justice through pro-feminist podcasts: potential benefits, challenges, and risks. Masculinities and Social Change, 12 (2). 160 - 183. ISSN 2014-3605

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Abstract

This article explores pro-feminist podcasting as an emergent approach to engaging men and boys in gender justice. In recent years, an increasing number of podcasts have surfaced which implicitly or explicitly espouse pro-feminist praxis. However, scholarship in this area remains underexamined. This article seeks to move the literature forward by 1) situating pro-feminist podcasting within the wider multi-disciplinary literatures on critical podcasting pedagogies; 2) sharing examples from the current landscape of English-language pro-feminist podcasts; and 3) discussing the potential benefits, challenges, and risks of this approach. In doing so, this article considers how pro-feminist podcasts have the potential to expand men’s engagement efforts to wider audiences, provide new accessible entry points, and help facilitate ways to bring together and mobilise groups of pro-feminist men. However, there are several challenges and tensions involved in pro-feminist podcasting - as is the case with other forms of engaging men and pro-feminist allyship - which demonstrate that this work should be undertaken with care, ongoing reflexivity, and accountability. Overall, this article seeks to start a conversation about the potential of podcasting in the field of engaging men and boys and to draw attention to the need for further work and research in this area.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Women Peace and Security
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2024 14:42
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2025 23:22
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125822

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