Every Man: Why Violence Against Women Is a Men's Issue, and How You Can Make a Difference

by Jackson Katz

208 pages, Paperback

Expected publication March 19, 2026

About the author

JacksonKatz is one of America's leading anti-sexist male activists. An educator, author, filmmaker, and cultural theorist, he is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education and critical media literacy. He has lectured on hundreds of college and high school campuses and has conducted hundreds of professional trainings, seminars, and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan. He is the co-founder of the Mentors In Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the leading gender violence prevention initiative in professional and college athletics. He is the director of the first worldwide domestic and sexual violence prevention program in the United States Marine Corps. He is also the creator and co-creator of educational videos for college and high school students, including Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity (2000), Wrestling With Manhood (2002) and Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies and Alcohol (2004). His first book, "The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help," was published by Sourcebooks in 2006. Katz's second book, "Leading Men: Presidential Campaigns and the Politics of Manhood," was published by Interlink Publishing in 2012. Read more about Jackson Katz.

Reviews

[grace m · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would definitely recommend this book to men.
Would like to preface that because this book was written by a man, it does feel very empathetic to men throughout. The author does talk about his experiences in being a man and using his career to help end men's violence against women, and how he actively tries to get men involved in discussions by using active participation methods, and giving them boxes of "what to do" 'guides' at the end of each chapter, which may leave a lasting impact on male readers. He also discusses the reasons why men may not speak out within their friend groups, or in public generally, and the drawbacks that they fear from doing so, while pushing the message that it is not okay to stay silent because ignorance means they are being complicit in a system of patriarchal violence against women. The writing the style was quite simplistic, so it seems to be very accessible.
In particular, I liked the chapter about the active passivity of society when discussing men's violence against women, which stands out in the news especially.
The only drawbacks I have, as a woman reading this book, is that it feels repetitive. This may not be an issue of the author's - I've heard the discussions and some solutions a lot within society - but I'm not sure that these conversation are retained by men as much as we hope. Because of this, I do hope that any man who sees or picks this book up will be ready for an honest, raw conversation of men's violence against women, and pay attention to what they can do to help end it. But, again, because this is ultimately a book written by a man for men, the focus on the empathetic approach with the objective of active participation, not just passive participation, I think it lands well.