Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.

Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.

Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn’t something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.

We need to redefine strength in men, not as the power over other people, but as forces for justice.

We talk about how many women were raped last year, not about how many men raped women.

The argument that 'boys will be boys' actually carries the profoundly anti-male implication that we should expect bad behavior from boys and men. The assumption is that they are somehow not capable of acting appropriately, or treating girls and women with respect.

Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.