Season 3 Episode 1: "This Is a Collective Male Problem:" An Interview with International Journalist Grant Wyeth
About This Episode
(Apologies—the sound quality of this episode is not as good as we’d like.)
In their opening episode of Season 3, David and Ruth interview Grant Wyeth, a researcher at the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne and a columnist for The Diplomat who has written extensively about men’s violence against women. In this interview, Grant offers an international perspective on:
The backlash against the advancements of women
Male supremacist groups and their influence on politics
How Richard Gardner’s “ideology” of parental alienation was intended to influence the family court’s position on domestic violence
How Gardner’s influence has caused more harm than Leonard Warwick’s violence against Australian judges, the family court, and others who helped his ex-partner
How journalists can do a better job covering male violence against women
Additional Resources
Safe & Together Institute’s domestic abuse–informed trainings
Safe & Together Institute’s upcoming events
David Mandel’s book Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way We Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence