EXPERT GROUP MEETING MALE ROLES AND MASCULINITIES IN THE
PERSPECTIVE OF A CULTURE OF PEACE II - RAPPORTEUR'S SUMMARY OF
ISSUES AND THEMES - The Oslo meeting, 24-28 September 1997, on
"Male Roles and Masculinities in the Perspective of a Culture of
Peace" arose from the work of UNESCO's program "Women and the
Culture of Peace". Contemporary feminism has opened up important
issues about gender and peace. Men are now invited to continue
this discussion, and explore with women a new set of issues
about masculinity, violence and peace. men and masculinity are
an issue for a culture of peace - It is a familiar fact that
most of the world's soldiers are men. It is men, almost
exclusively, who make the decisions that launch international
aggression and civil wars. It is further true that men are
responsible for most crimes of violence in private life. Men
rather than women are central to the symbolism of violence in
mass media, sports, and - In situations of sustained armed
conflict, in situations where ethnic nation