There are great videos out there which provide powerful, engaging, and/or humourous discussion of men and masculinities, men’s roles in feminism, sexualities, men’s roles in ending violence against women, and related issues. Here are some of the best ones, over 90 of them. Additions and revisions are welcome.
The categories of video here are:
- Miscellaneous videos on men and masculinities
- Men and feminism
- Masculinity, sexuality, homophobia
- Masculinities, race/ethnicity
- Men’s roles in violence prevention
- Bystander intervention
- Consent
- Other violence prevention videos
- Other videos on gender and sexuality
Further resources on XY for your teaching and advocacy work include:
- Documentary films on men and masculinities
- A vast collection of print resources on men, gender, and men's roles in building gender equality
- A vast collection of print resources on men's roles in violence prevention
- University curricula on men and masculinities
- Curricula, guides, and manuals for educating boys and men
- The Men's Bibliography: a comprehensive bibliography of scholarship on men, masculinities, and gender
Miscellaneous videos on men and masculinities
- A Call to Men: Tony Porter's TEDTalk (2010, 11:45 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1PbsV6B80
- The Man Card: A Film About White Male Identity Politics from Nixon to Trump (2020. 55 min.). Media Education Foundation. Explores the right’s five-decade mastery of white-male identity politics in American presidential politics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrTizfeoK-M&feature=youtu.be&goal=0_8555fd0625-9593b2d17d-393338761&mc_cid=9593b2d17d&mc_eid=115be65ab4
- Crippling Levels of Manliness: A mock tv ad for a fictional whiskey. “If you want to be a real MAN'S MAN, you better shut down all your feelings! Live your life terrified of showing any weakness! Clench your jaw literally your entire life!” (College Humour, 2018, 3:09 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogb2ctOfV4
- The Mask of Masculinity - the traditional role of men is evolving (Connor Beaton, Ted Talk, 2016, 18:07 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmkFdAMFGXo
- Boys and men: When we free ourselves and others from outdated stereotypes on what it means to be a man, we can be free to be ourselves. And, we can build a safer, more equal society. (VicHealth, 2020. 1:3 min.) https://youtu.be/m1m0T2UDAIo
- How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity (Eldra Jackson, Ted Talk, 2019, 11:21 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vCIktrORFU&feature=share
- 48 Things Men Hear In A Lifetime (That Are Bad For Everyone) - the damaging and sexist messages men and boys hear about ‘being a real man’. (2015, 1:36 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk8YmtEJvDc
- Men Do Not Dance (2012, 4:12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPOFkLTqJ4&feature=youtu.be
- “Don’t drink the toxic masculinity” (Newsbroke, March 2018, 11:05 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv4nhgPV0Hc
- #EvolveTheDefinition: On definitions of masculinity (July 2018, 1:30 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jz2Jma5-s
- “Raising Boys To Be Men Who Care”, MenCare short film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEG5kvjHdE8&feature=youtu.be
- Michael Kimmel on “Tackling the Boy Crisis”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLmKmTdAgM
- American male: on masculinity and homophobia. http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/american-male-mtv-film_us_57e2e21ae4b0e80b1b9ff6fd
- Jackson Katz film Tough Guise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exzMPT4nGI
- The heart of a boy – Tuval’s story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COn0CLLeB-w&feature=youtu.be
- Bill Pozzobon, “Breaking the Boys’ Code of Masculinity”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpuJXgD7Rs
- RTA Ad, No one thinks big of you (Seeking to reduce dangerous driving among young men by addressing the links between risky driving and stereotypical masculinity.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2nvAFOk7x0
- Axe, “Is it okay for guys…” (May 2017) (on how men have been told to behave, and the questions men ask): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WySfa7x5q0
- Old Spice, The man your man could smell like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&NR=1
- Old Spice, Questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTIowBF0kE
- Controversy over mother with boy’s toenails painted pink: http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2011/04/jon-stewart-mocks-medias-defensive.html
- Dove ad, Men+Care #RealStrength: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=QoqWo3SJ73c
- New Face of Masculinity: Eliminating Stereotypes and Adopting New Standards (Bosnia and Herzegovina): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IubVjXXP_go
- Interview with preeminent masculinities theorist Raewyn Connell, 2011 (20 min.): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U03DIXQfo8
- “Why I’m done being man enough”: TED talk by Justin Baldoni, November 2017 (18:23 min): https://www.ted.com/talks/justin_baldoni_why_i_m_done_trying_to_be_man_enough
- Share the Load: Indian campaign on men sharing the load of domestic and caring work (2016). With English sub-titles (2:00 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwW0X9f0mME
- MenCare videos:
- MenCare Nicaragua Film: Carlos speaks out about young men’s and boys’ experiences with sexual exploitation and abuse, and how men can serve as allies to help survivors heal. Watch the MenCare film here.
- MenCare Rwanda Film: Landuwari journeys to an understanding that sharing the work at home, supporting women’s economic empowerment and girls’ education benefits the entire family. Watch the MenCare film here.
- MenCare Brazil Film: Marcio narrates the importance men’s involvement in the lives of their families, even if it goes against traditional expectations. Watch the MenCare film here.
- MenCare Sri Lanka Film: Steven explores his role as the primary caregiver to his children, while his wife works abroad to support their family. Watch the MenCare film here.
Men and feminism
- Why feminism is good for men: https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostWomen/videos/vb.153213781413350/1065980990136620/?type=2&theater
- MenEngage: Engage with gender equality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVlnNplYQ7A&t=2s
- Michael Flood, “Feminism needs men, and men need feminism.” fastBREAK talk, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (6 minutes), 28 March 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnpNyyhjhw
- We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (1:48 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0
- HeforShe – Emma Watson UN speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-iFl4qhBsE
- Engaging Men, “I am a real man”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispTJ08V0UM
- White Boy Privilege. Slam Poem, by Royce Mann, aged 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Q1jZ-LOT0
- Why gender equality is good for everyone — men included (Michael Kimmel, TEDWomen 2015, 16 min.): https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_kimmel_why_gender_equality_is_good_for_everyone_men_included?language=en#t-16746
- Four men who are championing gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). IMAGES Film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFUCZ7vpt7Q&feature=youtu.be
Masculinity, sexuality, homophobia
- Dan Savage on straight men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2my1FN_A4&feature=player_embedded#at=52
- Steve Hughes: the "straightness" of gay men, and the "gayness" of straight men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9SiDtJLaU&playnext=1&list=PLA12735DBB175F2E6
- Chris Pascoe on masculinity, bullying, and homophobia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ha2kSDJ9dY
Masculinities, race/ethnicity
- Asian American Masculinity: A Study in New Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3hkY1Fwypk
- Michael Brown Shooting: How black and white America view Ferguson - BBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oe9zK6SJr0
- Black masculinity in film and television:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjO7c9mhSXk - Black Masculinity In The Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGcVSM1t7Co
Men’s roles in violence prevention
- Have a Word (Mayor's Office London, 1:52 min., 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbk3iJqmjNU&t=4s
- Don’t Be That Guy (Scotland Police, 1:18 min, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVcu8Hwv8u8
- Unpacking unhealthy masculinity, teaching boys to be better men. By Richie Hardcore, TEDxAuckland (11.04 min., 2019). https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=UJaQq_okL8k
- TED Talk: Violence against women – it’s a men’s issue, by Jackson Katz: (19:06 min, 2013.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvSfeCRxe8
- Raise Our Men, by White Ribbon New Zealand (35:56 min, 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjK3xNFzL3Y
- Wrestling With Manhood: Boys, Bullying & Battering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikDXcfzA848&feature=related
- Engaging Men, “I am a real man”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispTJ08V0UM (1:50 min)
- Dear Daddy (A girl / young woman asks her father to address boys’ and men’s violence against girls and women): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOk_qxkBphY (CareNorge, 5:00 min, 2015)
- Bell Bajao videos:
- How toxic masculinity feeds rape culture (3 min.): https://boingboing.net/2016/09/14/heres-how-toxic-masculinity.html
- Sonke Gender Justice street theatre campaign promoting intervention in street harassment: https://youtu.be/g0p_caPyWfk
- Head of the Australian Army, David Morison, urging those who can’t accept women as equals to ‘get out’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaqpoeVgr8U
- Svante Tidholm from the project “Fatta man”, Men for Gender Equality Sweden, on changing men (TedX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBHRw5UFyg
- Tomas Agnemo, former secretary general of Men for Gender Equality Sweden, on engaging men (TedX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dYso9DAbAw
- Men's Role in Fighting Violence Against Women – Tim Watts, Australian Parliament. URL: m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=zAC9OqBZ-c0
- “There’s nothing good about dads who abuse women.” Powerful ad from the Victorian Government, 2017. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC2UFfTNwx8
- Coaching Boys Into Men:
- Coach Training Video, Futures Without Violence, 2017, 4:50 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vMY0DO7Ho
- Sacramento program, Futures Without Violence, 2011, 2:02 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8N5emwY-wE
- Domestic Violence Prevention: Father & Son, Ad Council, 2006, 0.30 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XNiOi4knMk
- Why Fatherhood is a gamechanger for gender equity: Gary Barker at TEDxBarcelonaWomen (12:36 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDNliLIQQY0
- Why is it so difficult for us to believe women? Breakthrough India video on #MeToo (1:35 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhrjPXheGE8
- How can we learn from #MeToo to shape the next generation of men? conversation with Justin Baldoni, Matt McGorry, Tony Porter, Lewis Howes, Scooter Braun, Jamey Heath, Susan Brison, Alma Gonzalez and Yazmin Monet Watkins (1:09:50, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i21xmCbd8iw
Bystander intervention
- Have a Word (Mayor's Office London, 1:52 min., 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbk3iJqmjNU&t=4s
- Doing Nothing Does Harm (on everyday sexism and how to intervene). Five videos by Our Watch, 2018. If you click to “do something”, the ad shows one way to intervene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYRaVcG3tS8&list=PLhYJKPIYOtD9qZa8xescX-dkXwn7Ne5BV
- Respect Women. Call It Out (Victoria Against Violence):
- Respect women: call it out–active bystander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHxAxRYIlfE
- https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/campaigns/respect-women-call-it-out-public-transport
- Who Are You? (New Zealand): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUj2OHLAG3w (7:57 min)
- Who Will You Be? (USA: Similar to “Who Are You?” above, created by Ohio State University): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shuuTOMCKZ8 (5:16 min)
- WhoWillYouHelp (Canada), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPb2E3bkoo (1:00 min, 2015)
- “Intervene” Bystander Campaign (Cornell Health, USA). Comprises 20-minute video, workshop, and facilitator guide. https://health.cornell.edu/initiatives/campaigns-materials/intervene-bystander-campaign
- kNOw MORE: What Would You Do? (Florida State University, USA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DkF0LZpn4U (7:09 min, 2014)
Consent
- Consent and tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8
- Consent and tea: original version by Thames Police, in an English rather than American accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ
- We Don’t Need a No to Know It’s a No: https://t.co/VX22g85svH (3.00 min)
- Planned Parenthood videos <http://bit.ly/consent101> that explain and model consent. As well as a lesson plan on consent <https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/2414/4622/8692/Consent_Videos.Consent_Lesson_Plan.pdf>
- Sexual consent: Monash University video on the basics of consent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6VVH10J4h0&feature=youtu.be (2:13 min) (2019).
- Campus Clarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMtr-rUEmY
- Cycling Through Consent, Wester University, Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JwlKjRaUaw
- Can I Wear Your Hat? (VCU Resource Wellness Centre, USA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgD1yfgUuk
Other violence prevention videos
- Let's change the story: Violence against women in Australia (‘Change the Story’ framework, Our Watch, Australia, 4:27 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUVWZvVZXw
- Attitudes to gender equality and violence against women (VicHealth, Australia, 2015, 2:23 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E7RGjk69T4
- No Excuse for Abuse (Our Watch, Australia, 2018):
- Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhYJKPIYOtD_g1-dOViZ8QbuAQatrTyMD
- No Excuse for Abuse - Financial & technological abuse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCTTlbTLAo
- Challenging the foundations of violence against women (Gippsland Women’s Health, Australia, 1:42 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZHKQkdQs8E
- Rape Culture (Kat Blaque, USA, 3:24 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SupUmg566js
- Respectful relationships education (Department of Education and Training, Victoria, Australia, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3kmDAkd0tQ
- Sexual harassment #ThatsHarassment – videos by David Schwimmer:
- “The Co-worker”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W794cMGPafA
- “The Photographer”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QeRw_hB7eQ
- “The Actor”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYmKZKGxF4
- “The Doctor”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lotNZpfm_TY
- “The Boss”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrlOIocgP00
- “The Politician”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktiVzLt0K6s
- Signs of a Healthy Relationship (public.StudentSuccess.org, USA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmxVv-x3l_c
- Short (15 seconds) couplets on love (One Love Foundation) and healthy / unhealthy relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPuSfR0ztg
- Microaggressions: examples from movies and explanation: http://qz.com/787504/what-exactly-is-a-microaggression-let-these-examples-from-hollywood-movies-explain/
- “Nobody asks to be raped – ever.” NotEver.co.uk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AewZdSvJPPA
- Violence against women: Sport can help change the story (Our Watch, Australia, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYUthwfkmcA
- Collection of a wide range of videos on violence etc.: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkk_fC9Onncbmb89FOD1VEA/playlists?view=1&shelf_id=1&sort=dd
- Chief of Army Lieutenant General David Morrison’s message about unacceptable behaviour, June 12, 2013 (3:06 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_TfZdIhIgg
Other videos on gender and sexuality
- Because Why? (Our Watch, Australia, 2018): http://becausewhy.org.au/Because-Why/Because-why-let-gender-limit-our-children%E2%80%99s-potent
- What is intersectionality? https://vimeo.com/263719865 (2:48 min)
- Childhood Gender Roles in Adult Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381belOZreA
- “Cover the athlete” video (Male sports players being asked the kinds of questions or given the kinds of comments female players often get): http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-05/cover-the-athlete-campaign-calls-for-equal-media-for-sportswomen/6916922