AMAZE SexEdCon is a virtual event for educators, youth-serving adults, parents, healthcare professionals, and advocates who are committed to providing inclusive, age-appropriate, and impactful sex education.
Combatting the Manosphere
If you’ve seen Adolescence on Netflix, you know the manosphere refers to online spaces shaping how boys view themselves, masculinity, relationships, and sexuality. Together, we’ll examine how we, as educators and caregivers, can intervene in a way that doesn’t turn boys off or make them shut their ears, but instead buys them in to build healthy identities and meaningful, respectful relationships. While the online content is often targeted to cisgender boys, the tactics we will learn apply to all genders, and seek to protect everyone from the harmful effects of the manosphere.
Keynote: Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder
Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed.D., M.S.W. (she/her/hers) is an award-winning educator, trainer, and program consultant. She has developed an expertise in helping teachers, mentors, and clinicians work effectively with adolescent boys and young men, especially on issues of pornography, consent, and healthy communication. She is the author of “My Body Belongs to Me: How to Talk with Young Children about Personal Boundaries, Respect and Consent,” and the seminal textbook for sex educators, “Sexuality Education: Theory and Practice.”
